Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487948 - Employee's Knee Is Fractured When Struck by Pallet

Accident Summary Nr: 202487948 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120206891	11/20/2008	1541	236210	Rudolf & Sletton

Abstract: On June 26, 2008, Employee #1 was on a ramp in front of a construction personnel hoist. He was assisting coworkers in moving a pallet jack full of HVAC materials up the ramp of the hoist. Employee #1 was pulling and backing up the ramp when the pallet jack hit a bump and struck him in the left knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured knee.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, RAMP, CARPENTER, PALLET, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	17	200

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120206891			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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