Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170891626 - Employee fractures arm and shoulder in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170891626 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120121041	06/23/1995	4491	0	Metropolitan Stevedore

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were trying to start the engine of a vacuum sweeper that had run out of gas. Employee #1 was on a 4 ft high platform for the upper engine area. The coworker was at the rear of the truck trying to start the engine. After the engine was started, Employee #1 attempted to leave the elevated platform. He fell and broke his right arm and shoulder. Employee #1 was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach. The employer did not provide a safe means of access to the sweeper's upper engine area.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, FRACTURE, REPAIR, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, FALL, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SWEEPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120121041			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Automobile mechanics

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