Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203981 - Employee Dies in Fall from Elevated Surface

Accident Summary Nr: 201203981 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311776843	06/17/2008	7549	488410	Froggys Towing Inc

Abstract: On March 17, 2008, Employee #1, tow truck driver, was chaining a wrecked vehicle to the upper deck of a tow truck. He was standing on the lower deck of the truck and grasping the door handle to pull himself up and hook a securing chain to the frame of the vehicle. Employee #1 lost his grip and fell approximately 7 ft to the ground, breaking ribs, puncturing a lung and breaking his pelvis. He was transported to a hospital, where he died of his injuries five days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, RIB, FALL, TOW TRUCK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311776843			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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