Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202588539 - Employee Suffers Fractures in Fall from Crusher Hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 202588539 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315322503	06/05/2013	3532	333131	Rock Engineered Machinery Co, Inc. Dba Remco

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 4, 2013, Employee #1 was wedging the lid of a crusher hopper. The employee was standing on the segment-A of the hopper lid in a kneeling position and adjusting the wedging. While performing this operation, the employee slipped and fell approximately 6 ft from the hopper lid. Medical Emergency Rescue was called and Employee #1 was transported to Eden Medical Center, where he was treated for a fractured clavicle, elbow, hip and pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOPPER DOOR, SLIP, PELVIS, CRUSHER, FALL, ELBOW, HIP, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315322503			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified

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