Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790540 - Employee falls 16 feet, sustains body trauma, breaks wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 201790540 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125582031	02/02/1998	0762	0	L. A. Hearne Co.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on December 31, 1997, Employee #1, a heavy equipment truck driver for L.A. Hearne Company, was standing on top of a trailer loading grain in each compartment. He was 16 feet above the concrete pavement. Employee #1 blew the horn in order to signal the trailer to move forward. The trailer went forward. He blew the horn twice again in order to signal the driver to stop. Apparently the driver, his coworker, did not hear Employee #1 and drove out from under him. Employee #1 immediately grabbed onto a stationary beam next to him. After a moment or two Employee #1 let go falling approximately 16 feet to the concrete pavement. He sustained a broken right wrist and incidental body trauma. Employee #1's procedure for "grain loading" was in accordance with the company's policies and standard operating procedures. The employer does not provide fall protection.

Keywords: BEAM, HORN, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125582031			Hospitalized injury	Cancer	Truck drivers, heavy

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