Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785992 - Employee's ribs fractured in same-level fall in mold shop

Accident Summary Nr: 170785992 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870501	11/02/1999	3271	0	Basalite

Abstract: Employee #1, a mold mechanic for Basalite, a manufacturer of concrete and concrete mix, was using an overhead chain hoist to remove a vibrator. He was using the pendant control buttons to lower the vibrator when he apparently tripped while stepping backward and fell, pulling the pendant out of the hoist. Employee #1 landed on another mold, fracturing several ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, MECHANIC, HOIST, TRIPPED, RIB, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125870501			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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