Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200120681 - Employee's back fractured when ATV flips over

Accident Summary Nr: 200120681 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 08/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303317812	08/18/2000	4953	0	Gsi - Geo-Synthetics Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 4 by 4 ATV to pull an approximately 850 lb roll of geotextile liner for a landfill. The ATV was overloaded and it flipped over onto Employee #1, fracturing his back. He was hospitalized, but was not expected to suffer any permanent damage.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MECH MAT HANDLING, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303317812			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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