Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202469664 - Employee's Leg Is Injured When Struck by Compressor

Accident Summary Nr: 202469664 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314822982	11/23/2010	5169	424690	Miles Chemicalcompany Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:40 a.m. on November 1, 2010, Employee #1, with Miles Chemical Company, Inc., was working alone to load an air compressor weighing approximately 1,200 lbs. onto a truck. He used a forklift to raise the compressor, but failed to secure it during the lift. The compressor fell onto his right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Providence Holy Cross Hospital for a fractured leg.

Keywords: LOADING, COMPRESSOR, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, SUSPENDED LOAD, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRUCK, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314822982			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Driver-sales workers

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