Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95029.015 - Employee Slips Off Truck Tailgate And Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 95029.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1227727.015	04/26/2017		484121	Abf Freight System, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 6, 2017, Employee #1 was unloading a 7 ft long by 3 ft wide by 1 ft thick box that weighed approximately 125 pounds. The box was being delivered to a residence. While standing on his truck lift gate, he slipped off the tailgate on the driver's side and fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered two to three fractured vertebrae and head trauma. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fracture, Head, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Spine, Tailgate, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1227727.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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