Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99749.015 - Employee suffers fractures when crane platform is inadverten

Accident Summary Nr: 99749.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268867.015	10/12/2017		424990	Meijer Distribution Center #89

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on October 3, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were troubleshooting a sensor fault on Crane #2. The employee was replacing the lower sensor in the pit of the crane when the coworker inadvertently lowered the crane platform on him. Employee #1 sustained fractures to three ribs and his L1 vertebrae. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Crane, Crushing, Fracture, Material Handling, Rib, Struck By, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1268867.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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