Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465332 - Employee's Leg Injured Between Truck and Lift-Gate

Accident Summary Nr: 202465332 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198023	07/12/2007	5169	424690	Aeris Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 27, 2007, Employee #1, working for a gas distributor, was operating a Waltco lift-gate. He was not trained in lift-gate safety and the lift-gate was not inspected and maintained. Employee #1 switched the lift-gate on and jumped onto it. The controls malfunctioned and he slipped. His leg was trapped between the lift-gate and the truck as it continued to move. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a leg injury.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, JUMP ON MOVING EQUIP, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310198023			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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