Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201509544 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Unstable Load

Accident Summary Nr: 201509544 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312358401	12/08/2009	5093	423930	Direct Recycling,Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:10 p.m. on November 13, 2009, Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was using a forklift to unload plastic shrink wrap materials from a container. When he encountered difficulty moving a bundle of shrink wrap, he dismounted the forklift, climbed on top of another bundle, and pushed the bundle he was unloading. Employee #1 then slipped and fell approximately 4 ft to the container floor. He was hospitalized at San Leandro Hospital for a fractured pelvis and a sprained shoulder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, FALL, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312358401			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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