Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201702263 - Employee Falls from Tractor Breaks Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201702263 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311200521	06/21/2007	2037	311411	Smith Frozen Foods Inc

Abstract: Employee was in training and riding on the back of the trailer transfer tractor observing the operator. While hooking up and moving an empty trailer, the employee fell from the back of the tractor and landed in the asphalt parking lot. The employee sustained a crushed left ankle and was discovered by the operator on the ground. The operator of the tractor administered first aid and treatment for shock after summoning emergency medical services. The ambulance arrived and the employee was transported to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery on the left ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, TRACTOR, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311200521			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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