Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508348 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Aircraft Loader Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201508348 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125536441	01/09/2008	4513	492110	Fedex Express

Abstract: On January 1, 2008, Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet from an aircraft loading machine onto his face. The cause of the accident is not known. There were no witnesses and no one knew the employee fell. All employees were trained and experienced for their jobs; all wore the required personal protective equipment. He was diagnosed paraplegic, became better over the next three weeks and transferred to Kaiser/Vallejo for physical therapy. The employee is recovering but refused 2 days of phone attempts to interview him and 1 registered letter to fill out a questionnaire. .

Keywords: LOADING, AIRCRAFT, PPE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125536441			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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