Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170622492 - Employee falls while installing catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 170622492 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/06/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120335187	08/10/1994	2911	0	Tahoe Asphalt

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 6, 1994, Employee #1 was attempting to install a catwalk on top of a hot oil asphalt tank. He slipped and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right forearm; three fractured ribs on each side; internal injuries to his spleen; a laceration to his left forehead; and three fractured vertebrae. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Barton Memorial Hospital in Truckee, CA, where he was hospitalized for 19 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, SPLEEN, WORK RULES, SLIP, RIB, FALL, ARM, TANK, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120335187			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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