Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92840.015 - Dockworker falls from freight and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 92840.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 01/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1207903.015	02/06/2017		484122	Yrc Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 29, 2017, a dockworker was assisting a forklift operator load freight inside a semi-trailer. As the they were loading freight into a trailer the bands holding the freight to the pallet broke and the freight fell. The falling freight struck the dockworker causing injuries to the head and fractured the employee's right ankle. The dockworker was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: Ankle, Head, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1207903.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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