Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103546 - Employee falls and breaks arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201103546 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300816279	05/13/2003	2033	311421	Signature Fruit Co

Abstract: On April 15, 2003, Employee #1, the Director of Warehouse Operations, was inside a rail car while dunnage pallets were being unloaded. Employee #1 stooped down to grab the edge of a pallet and to move it so the forklift operator could pick it up more easily. Employee #1 lost his grip on the pallet and fell backwards. Employee #1 broke his fall by placing his right hand in back of himself. He sustained a fractured right arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, RAILROAD CAR, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, ARM, DUNNAGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300816279			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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