Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170723647 - Employee injured in fall from disposal truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170723647 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 03/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119809085	04/30/1993	4953	0	Yuba-Sutter Disposal, Inc.

Abstract: On a rainy March 23, 1993, Employee #1, a driver for Yuba-Sutter Disposal, Inc., was picking up a debris box at a small shopping center in Olivehurst, CA. He attempted to adjust 1,200 lb cardboard bales stacked in the 25 yard debris box. While he was pulling on a bale wire, the wire separated, causing him to lose his balance and fall 12 ft to the pavement. He landed on his face and knees, severely lacerating his forehead and breaking his left knee cap. Employee #1 was given first aid and transported by ambulance to Rideout Memorial Hospital, Marysville, CA.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, WIRE ROPE, FOREHEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119809085			Hospitalized injury	Dermatitis	Occupation not reported

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