Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171592 - Employee struck by falling load, fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201171592 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120150305	04/03/2002	4213	0	Valley Material Transportation

Abstract: An employee was working as a truck driver and was unloading the binders from his load of cardboard bales. The employee had tightened a longitudinal strap to keep the load secure as he removed the chain binders on the load. The employee states that he heard a loud popping noise and saw two bales of cardboard falling towards him. He was knocked down by one bale and the second landed on his right foot. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right foot and ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOAD BINDER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, FOOT, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120150305			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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