Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201052271 - EMPLOYEE'S LEG IS BROKEN IN TRAM ACCIDENT

Accident Summary Nr: 201052271 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126174382	03/03/1999	9999	0	Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center

Abstract: Employee #1, a steamfitter with fourteen years with the company, was operating a Taylor Dunn tram number 4 to transport tools and equipment. He stopped at the parts shop on the way to an assignment. When he re-entered the tram and depressed the accelerator to move forward, the tram lurched and hit a metal pole and started forward again. Employee #1's leg exited the tram and was caught between the cart and post of the overhung awning. He sustained a fractured left lower tibia and fibula and was transported to St. Francis Medical Center and hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAIN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126174382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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