Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170847917 - Employee injured in fall from top of cement truck

Accident Summary Nr: 170847917 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 07/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125894287	07/30/1998	4231	0	Apex Bulk Commodities

Abstract: Employee #1, a bulk cement truck driver, was preparing to drive to a cement manufacturing plant. He normally made three such trips daily, and it was evening as he prepared to leave. He finished loading the truck, but instead of closing the loading hatches at the guarded platform provided by the cement company, he pulled over near the exit and climbed atop the trailer in the dark. Employee #1 closed the hatch and was turning to descend the unguarded ladder when he slipped and fell approximately 12 ft to the ground, He suffered a fractured arm and backbone, and a hip injury.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, LADDER, BACK, TRUCK, FALL, UNGUARDED, POOR VISIBILITY, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125894287			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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