Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157740 - Employee injured while connecting a trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201157740 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862851	07/15/2003	0761	115115	O M Contracting Inc

Abstract: On June 26, 2003, Employee #1, a farm laborer, was connecting a trailer hitch to the rear end of a truck. The trailer cart was full of red chilies. Employee #1 removed the "screw" from the truck hitch and, for some reason, the pull bar suddenly moved downward and struck him in the lower portion of his right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fracture to his lower right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRAILER HITCH, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300862851			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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