Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201489473 - Employee Falls Over And Breaks Leg While Washing Truck
Accident: 201489473 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/20/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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301128591 | 04/27/2007 | 5032 | Cemex, Inc., Antioch Ready Mix Plant | ||||
On April 20, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a full-time employee for a concrete vendor at a cement plant. He was washing a truck, when he fell backward over a curb and broke his leg in two places. He was hospitalized for treatment for the fracture. There were no witnesses to the incident, and the only equipment involved was the truck and the hose. A causal factor of the incident was the curb in the truck washing area, put there to divert water away from the site's shop area. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, maintenance, cement powder, concrete truck, fall, walking backward, lost balance, concrete, leg
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 301128591 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |