Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495942 - Worker Handling Corrugated Boxes Falls and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201495942 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315073247	01/18/2012	2011	311611	Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on September 23, 2011, a worker was employed by Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation. He was performing his normal work duties as a cleanup employee. He was separating a corrugated meat box from a wooden pallet, when he slipped on a plastic sheet that had fallen from the bottom of the box. He fell onto another wooden pallet and sustained a fracture of his left leg. His employer notified the Cal/OSHA Fresno District office at 5:48 p.m. on the same day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOOD PREPARATION, STRUCK AGAINST, WALKING SURFACE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, PALLET, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315073247			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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