Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020559 - Employee Injures Foot and Arm in Hydraulic Lift Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201020559 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125532762	06/27/2005	4953	562219	Empire Waste Management

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 27, 2005, an employee of Empire Waste Management was delivering garbage cans to customers with a 1991 Ford F-450 flatbed truck, equipped with a WALTCO hydraulic lift gate. After he loaded a can onto the lift, he placed the lift control lever in the "up" mode. As the lift rose, the employee slipped. His right foot got caught between the lift and the underside of the truck bed. He sustained bruises to the right foot and left upper arm. His injuries did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ABRASION, MECH MAT HANDLING, ARM, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION, FOOT, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125532762			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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