Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202719035 - Truck Driver Falls While Climbing on Truck

Accident Summary Nr: 202719035 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317216901	12/12/2013	4212	562111	Monterey City Disposal Service Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on December 3, 2013, an employee was working as a residential truck driver for the Monterey City Disposal Service Inc., in Monterey, CA. He was not a contract worker. He was climbing up on a truck from an area that was not intended to provide access when he slipped and fell to the ground. He sustained a fractured wrist. He was taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he remained for more than 24 hours. The service's operations manager reported the incident at 10:09 a.m. on December 4, 2013.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GARBAGE TRUCK, SLIP, TRUCK, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, TRUCK DRIVER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317216901			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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