Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202491932 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202491932 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314569211	05/31/2011	4952	221320	Sacramento Area Sewer District

Abstract: On May 16, 2011, Employee #1, a mechanical maintenance technician with the Sacramento Area Sewer District, was using a truck-mounted crane to work on a pump. While placing a hook onto the crane and holding the crane's control device, he inadvertently stepped off the rear of the truck. Employee #1 struck the truck's hitch and landed on the ground. He was hospitalized at Methodist Hospital for two fractured ribs and a lung injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TRUCK, RIB, FALL, PUMP, CRANE, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314569211			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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