Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171394 - Employee's Ankle Is Fractured by Falling Box of Plants

Accident Summary Nr: 201171394 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/14/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125808931	02/26/2002	0181	0	Nor Cal Nursery

Abstract: Employee #1, working as a field laborer for a nursery that grows strawberry plants, was placing strawberry plants into a wooden box as they came out of a digger drum. The box was 4 ft by 4 ft by 4 ft in size. When the box was full, Employee #1 signaled to the digger drum operator to move the box to a ramp that drops the box to the ground. Employee #1 was standing next to the digger drum to ensure the box was positioned properly for pick-up by a forklift truck. The box landed on the employee's foot, fracturing his ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RAMP, NURSERY, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125808931			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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