Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202509907 - Employee Fractures Ribs and Vertebrae in Fall from Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202509907 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/29/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316817592	05/29/2013	4213	484122	Rich Doss, Inc.

Abstract: On April 29, 2013, Employee #1 was a passenger in a company truck, delivering materials to a customer. The employee was attempting to reposition a pelleted load of 4 in. thick steel plate by pulling on one of the metal bands that was securing the bundle. The metal band broke and the employee lost balance, and fell from the truck bed to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital, where he was treated for fractured vertebrae and fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, STEEL PLATE, FRACTURE, TRUCK, RIB, FALL, PALLET, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316817592			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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