Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636156 - Employee Is Struck by Falling Load and Sustains Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 201636156 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 08/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310272406	08/14/2006	5211	444190	Parr Lumber Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 14, 2006, Employee #1 was unstrapping a load of building material on a 40-ft trailer that he had driven to the work site. Employee #1 started unstrapping from the front left side and worked to the rear of the trailer. After taking off the fourth of five straps, a bundle of 15 rib boards, measuring, approximately 16 ft long, 11.875 in. wide and banded together to approximately 18.75 in. high. The load fell from approximately 6 ft above the bed of the trailer. It struck Employee #1 in the torso. However, as he fell to the ground he hit his head on the concrete curb alongside the truck and trailer. Employee #1 was rendered unconscious and received multiple fractures, including but not limited to his skull, clavicle, ribs, vertebrae and ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TORSO, SKULL, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, RIB, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310272406			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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