Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170190573 - Employee's thumb and elbow broken in fall from loading dock

Accident Summary Nr: 170190573 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 06/07/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112068325	06/14/1991	8999	0	Date Material Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on June 7, 1991, Employee #1, the project manager, was walking on a loading dock, directing coworkers who were digging holes for a dock plate leveler. He took a step backward, lost his footing, and fell 4 ft 8 in. off the dock. Employee #1 fractured his left thumb and dislocated his elbow. He was treated at Downey Community Hospital and released the next day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, THUMB, DISLOCATED, FALL, ELBOW, WALKING BACKWARD, LOADING DOCK, LOST BALANCE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112068325			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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