Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202658001 - Employee Fractures Ribs and Lung in Fall from Trash Bin

Accident Summary Nr: 202658001 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316670207	06/14/2013	7361	561310	Labor Ready

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 3, 2013, Employee #1 was cleaning up the maintenance yard. The employee was using a tractor to dump a sofa into a large trash bin. The tractor bucket containing the sofa was positioned at the top of the trash bin, the engine stopped. Employee #1 climbed to the top edge of the trash bin and attempted to pick up the sofa to push it into the trash bin when he slipped and fell approximately 7-ft to the ground. The employee was transported to Palmdale Regional Hospital, where he was examined and treated for rib fractures and a punctured lung. Employee was released after seven days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CLEANING, RIB, TRASH COMPACTOR, FALL, TRACTOR--TRUCK, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316670207			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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