Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105965.015 - Employee falls from tractor while preparing it to be painted

Accident Summary Nr: 105965.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1318820.015	05/22/2018		333120	Caterpillar, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:20 a.m. on May 15, 2018, an employee had driving a PL-83 pipe laying tractor to the paint load station and was beginning to sand a portion of it prior to painting it. The employee tripped and fell backwards 2 feet onto the tracks, rolled off of them, and fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with multiple rib fractures and several contusions.

Keywords: Contusion, Fall, Fracture, Rib, Tractor, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1318820.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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