Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487949 - Employee Fractures Arm in Fall from Bicycle

Accident Summary Nr: 201487949 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 04/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763656	05/04/2005	2911	324110	Valero Refining Company

Abstract: On April 28, 2005, Employee #1 was riding a bicycle for transportation to another part of a refinery which has some slight inclines along the way. As he stood on the pedals to gain leverage on a slight upgrade, a portion of the crank-arm on the left pedal broke off. This caused Employee #1 to fall off the bicycle and land on the pavement on his left arm and chest area. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for multiple fractures on his left arm. The accident investigation revealed that a preexisting crack in the crank-arm area, where the pedal screwed in, had failed when Employee #1 had applied a large amount of pressure.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ARM, REFINERY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125763656			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Chemical technicians

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