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Accident Summary Nr: 201483807 - Employee sustained two broken legs and dislocated ankle when

Accident Summary Nr: 201483807 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125751230	02/14/2001	3441	0	Benicia Fabrication & Machine Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 28, 2000, Employee #1 was standing on the west side of a stack of steel pipes. A coworker was operating a forklift on the east side of the steel pipes. As the coworker attempted to lift a steel tank, the tines of the forklift were also underneath the steel pipes. This action caused the pipes to fall onto Employee #1's legs. He sustained two broken legs and a dislocated right ankle. Employee #1 was transported to the John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISTILLER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, DISLOCATED, FALL, PIPE, TANK, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125751230			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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