Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091949 - Employee injured when his legs caught in moving ramps

Accident Summary Nr: 201091949 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126026384	08/18/1998	0723	0	Sun Metwest

Abstract: On August 13, 1998, an accident occurred at Sun Met West, a fruit packing facility and ranch. Employee #1, a summer hire part-time employee, jumped onto the ramps of a trailer as they were being hydraulically raised by an operator whose line of sight of the ramps was blocked by a tractor that had been loaded onto the trailer. Employee #1 slipped on the ramps and his feet got caught in the hinge of the ramps. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA by Kern County Fire Department, where he was treated and released with minor contusions to his feet and toes.

Keywords: RAMP, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FRUIT PACKING, TOE, TRAILER, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126026384			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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