Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201692878 - Employee Hits Emergency Stop Button, Receives Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201692878 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 03/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309153237	04/10/2008	4491	488310	Ssa Stevedoring Services Of America

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 a.m. on March 18, 2008, Employee #1 was operating Crane Number 20 on a pier. While operating the crane, he leaned forward with a loosely secured seat belt and struck the crane's emergency stop button. He was thrown abruptly forward and hit his head on the metal box, which contained the motor of the windshield wipers. He sustained a cervical fracture, neck and back strain and a head laceration. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SPINE, EMERGENCY STOP, BACK, LACERATION, NECK, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309153237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Crane and tower operators

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