Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201693264 - Employee's Heel and Knee Are Fractured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201693264 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 01/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312311764	03/19/2009	4491	488310	Yusen Terminals Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:59 p.m. on January 19, 2009, Employee #1, a long shore dock aloft, stepped onto a rail car. She began to walk in the direction of a double stacked container to lock the twist locks. The locks were already setup and she stepped on one of the rail car's platform grids. She felt the grid wobble and she lost her balance and fell approximately 5 ft. She fractured her right heel and left knee and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, LONGSHORING, FRACTURE, SLIP, FALL, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312311764			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Longshore equipment operators

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