Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791332 - Employee sustained fracture to ankles in fall from truck

Accident Summary Nr: 201791332 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126130830	06/01/1998	5093	0	United Waste Recycling And Transfer

Abstract: At about 12:15 p.m. on May 21, 1998, Employee #1 was putting a tarp on the top of a transfer truck. Employee #1 was standing on a 12-in. by 36-in. metal platform, attached to the front side of the trailer, about 12 ft above the ground level. While tarping the truck, Employee #1's glove slipped from the tarp and he fell backward. Employee #1 landed on his feet on the hard floor. Employee #1 sustained fractures to both of his ankles. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the Queen of Valley Hospital for a week.

Keywords: KNEE, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, GLOVE, TRUCK, FALL, TRAILER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126130830			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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