Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038726 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201038726 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309904787	01/30/2007	5039	423390	Western States Glass Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on December 26, 2006, Employee #1, a forklift operator, was attempting to free straps from an A-frame fixture of scrap glass that he was dumping from the forks of his forklift, Yale Model GLC090LGN, into the dumpster. As the straps loosened and the load shifted, Employee #1 jumped backward and fell 5 feet to the ground with a sheet of tempered glass on top of him. The fall resulted in the fracture of his left femur. He was hospitalized as a result of his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOAD SHIFT, DUMPSTER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309904787			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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