Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489242 - Worker Loses Balance on Manlift and Suffers Severe Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201489242 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301126819	12/07/2006	2061	311311	C & H Sugar Company, Inc.

Abstract: On October 6, 2006, an employee was accessing a manlift, when he lost his balance and fell through the floor opening. The employee fell approximately 23 feet, from the sixth to the fourth floor. He sustained a concussion, three-fractured vertebra, a fractured left shoulder blade, and broken ribs. The employee was treated by emergency medical personnel and was transported to the hospital, where he was hospitalized for 80 days.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, CONCUSSION, ELEVATOR, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301126819			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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