Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797289 - Employee receives injuries after falling from a trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201797289 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126091602	08/27/2003	2026	311511	Altadena Certified Dairy

Abstract: On August 20, 2003, Employee #1 was working at a receiving dock of a milk processing plant. He was unloading empty milk crates from a trailer driven by an independent transportation contractor. As the contractor pulled away from the loading dock, Employee #1 was still inside the trailer. The driver stated that he saw Employee #1 in his rear view mirrors. Employee #1 stated that he was backing out of the trailer, pulling a pallet of empty crates out when he stepped out of the trailer and fell to the bottom of the loading pit. Employee #1 struck the ground sustaining a fractured right shoulder. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and took him to a medical center. At the hospital, he was treated for the fractured right shoulder and then hospitalized for postoperative care.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, FALL, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126091602			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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