Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123726 - Employee injured when head hit canopy of tow tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 201123726 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300837457	05/09/2002	4512	0	United Airlines

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 21, 2002, Employee #1, a mechanic, was test driving a tow tractor on the tarmac between Gates 93 and 94 of the San Francisco International Airport. The employer reported that this fuel pit was a problem because it appeared that it was built too high and some airport equipment was having problems clearing the steel cover. Employee #1 was not aware of the problem. He ran over a raised fuel pit cover, which sent him bouncing inside the cab of the tractor. Employee #1's head hit the canopy which injured him seriously. Employee #1 sustained a fractured vertebra and lacerations on his forehead. Employee #1 also reported numbness in his shoulder and right hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, FOREHEAD, MECHANIC, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, TRACTOR, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300837457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial machinery repairers

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