Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201052560 - Employee Injured When He Trips and Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201052560 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126070663	07/26/1999	4222	0	Certified Grocers Of California

Abstract: On July 22, 1999, Employee #1 was using a manual hand-jack to load a pallet of meat at a grocery market. The merchandise weighed approximately 2,300 pounds and was loaded onto a plastic pallet. Employee #1 loaded the pallet on the lift-gate (tailgate). Employee #1 sensed a problem while handling the pallet of merchandise and quickly turned the wheel of the jack to the right and applied the handbrake. The brake engaged but the weight of the pallet caused the wheel to slide. Employee #1 recognized the situation had worsened and he engaged the lift mechanism to lower the pallet in an attempt to stop it. The pallet lowered but it and the jack continued to slide to the right. Employee #1 attempted to walk away from the pallet but the wheel of the jack pinned his right foot against the support chain of the lift-gate. This caused Employee #1 to fall off from the lift gate. Employee #1 suffered a serious compound fractured of the tibia, the fibula and on his right foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TAILGATE, BRAKE, FALL, PALLET, JACK, FOOT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126070663			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Truck drivers, heavy

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