Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 959643 - Employee injured when struck by crate of glass

Accident Summary Nr: 959643 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/10/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111876330	09/12/1991	3559	0	Sacramento Metaland Glass Co.

Abstract: At approximately 8:47 a.m. on September 10, 1991, Employee #1 had just offloaded crates of glass weighing approximately 2,000 lb each and placed them in the storage area aisles. While Employee #1 and a helper were positioning a crate in the storage bin, it dragged against one of the crates in the aisle, causing it to tip and strike Employee #1's left leg. The lower leg bone was fractured. Employee #1 was discharged after surgery and two days in the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111876330			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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