Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489473 - Employee Falls over and Breaks Leg While Washing Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201489473 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301128591	04/27/2007	5032	423320	Cemex, Inc., Antioch Ready Mix Plant

Abstract: On April 20, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a full-time employee for a concrete vendor at a cement plant. He was washing a truck, when he fell backward over a curb and broke his leg in two places. He was hospitalized for treatment for the fracture. There were no witnesses to the incident, and the only equipment involved was the truck and the hose. A causal factor of the incident was the curb in the truck washing area, put there to divert water away from the site's shop area.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, CEMENT POWDER, CONCRETE TRUCK, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301128591			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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