Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791167 - FOOT CAUGHT IN LEVELING DOCK RESULTING IN FRACTURED ANKLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201791167 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126122407	02/13/1998	5411	0	Von'S

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on January 17, 1998, Employee #1 fractured his right ankle when his foot was caught between a dock leveling plate and a trailer bumper. The injury occurred at the loading dock of the Vons Frozen Food warehouse which is located at 12801 Excelsior Street in Sante Fe Springs, California. Employee #1, an operating engineer, had just finished loading machinery and equipment into a trailer. After closing the trailer door, and while standing on the dock leveling plate, he reached over and pushed the button to activate the hydraulic dock leveling plate. The foot of Employee #1 became caught between the dock leveling plate and the trailer bumper, resulting in a fractured right ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 48 hours.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DOCK, RAMP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRAILER, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126122407			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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