Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141546 - Employee's leg fractured when steel plates fall on him

Accident Summary Nr: 201141546 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120240700	03/06/2000	3493	0	Eibach Springs Inc

Abstract: On February 9, 2000, Employee #1 was in the process of picking out a loading plate from a stack of plates leaning against a wall. While looking for a particular plate, he was supporting a number of plates with his right leg. The weight of the stack shifted and trapped his leg under the plates. His right femur was fractured in two places and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, PIN, PINNED, SLIP, CRUSHED, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120240700			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Fabricating machine operators, n.e.c.

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