Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170718225 - EMPLOYEE BREAKS LEG IN FALL FROM TRAILER

Accident Summary Nr: 170718225 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119732170	09/20/1993	2499	0	Delaura Sawdust Inc.

Abstract: ON AUGUST 27, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1, WHO HAD WORKED FOR DELAURA SAWDUST PRODUCTS INC. IN CLOVERDALE, CALIFORNIA, FOR 2 YEARS, WAS SPREADING A CANVAS TARP COVER OVER TWO TRAILER LOADS OF WOOD CHIPS. HE FINISHED THE BACK TRAILER AND STARTED TO COVER THE FRONT TRAILER, BUT ONLY THE HALF OF THE TARP ROLLED ACROSS THE LOAD. HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE TRAILER AND WALKED TO THE FRONT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE TRAILER AND PUSHED ON THE TARP TO ROLL IT ACROSS THE LOAD. THE TARP ROLLED BACK, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRAILER. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, BREAKING HIS RIGHT LEG.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, WORK RULES, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119732170			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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