Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176039 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Case

Accident Summary Nr: 201176039 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125720896	10/01/2004	8231	519120	Iron Mountain Information Inc.

Abstract: On September 23, 2004, Employee #1, an operations specialist, was unloading a data delivery truck. He placed two, 500-pound metal data carts on the powered lift gate and lowered the lift gate to the ground. The weight of the carts and Employee #1 made it seem like the gate was powered all the way to the ground; however, it was not fully lowered. As Employee #1 rolled the first cart off the lift gate, the lift gate rose up a few inches, causing the second cart to roll off the lift gate. The second cart then fell over and struck Employee #1. He was hospitalized at Mercy San Juan Hospital for a fractured right leg.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, FRACTURE, TAILGATE, TRUCK, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125720896			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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