Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201614518 - Employee Is Injured in Fall While Pulling a Bale of Hay

Accident Summary Nr: 201614518 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 07/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314608324	07/28/2010	0272	112920	Susan Swango

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 14, 2010, an employee was pulling a bale of hay from a stack which was approximately 13 ft 6 inches high. The employee used a hay hook to pull the bale down. As he started to pull the hay hook, it came through the bale, and he fell to the concrete floor below. When he landed, he struck the back of his head on the floor. The employee was hospitalized and treated for head trauma and two fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, NECK, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314608324			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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