Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201147444 - Employee's Leg Fractured by Falling Metal Sheets

Accident Summary Nr: 201147444 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125950139	12/13/2005	3542	333513	3-D Metal Fabrication

Abstract: On September 26, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a press break fabricating 20-gauge sheet-metal panels. Approximately 50 sheets of metal were stacked on top of a metal cart beside the press brake. When Employee #1 pulled the cart toward himself, the cart and load tipped over and struck his left leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a 2.5 centimeter laceration and an open left tibia-fibula fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHEET METAL, MACHINE OPERATOR, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125950139			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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