Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114592 - Employee injured in fall from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201114592 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126185446	07/26/2002	1611	0	Sterndahl Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: On June 24, 2002, Employee #1 was dismounting the rear of a flat bed truck used for highway striping when he slipped and struck his left leg on the trailer hitch. Although he experienced a knot on his left lower leg, he advised his foreman that he needed no medical care. After continuing to work for two weeks, Employee #1 experienced swelling and soreness in the left leg. He went to Urgent Care on July 7, 2002, where he was given antibiotics and a pain killer and sent home. When his symptoms worsened, he was hospitalized at Antelope Valley Hospital on July 8, 2002, for an infection and cellulitis.

Keywords: SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, TRAILER HITCH, TRUCK, INFECTION, FALL, FLATBED TRUCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126185446			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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