Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176930 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201176930 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125829887	02/11/2005	2411	113310	Ford Logging Inc

Abstract: On January 26, 2005, Employee #1, a mechanic, was assisting his employer, a logging contractor, to move a heavy truck tarp from a loft to the main floor. They lifted the tarp and rested it on a guardrail system located at the edge of the loft. A portion of the guardrail is removable for forklift access to the loft and was not strong enough to hold the load. The top rail came loose, as they pushed the tarp over the rail, causing Employee #1 to fall to the floor along with the tarp and top rail. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fractured vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BUILDING, MECHANIC, BACK, FALL, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125829887			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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