Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201690864 - Employee's Back Is Injured When Container Strikes Truck Cab

Accident Summary Nr: 201690864 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 08/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301276655	03/11/2003	4214	484110	Atlas Marine

Abstract: At approximately 10 a.m. on August 26, 2002, Employee #1, of Atlas Marine, was sitting in the cab of his truck at Trans Pacific Container Corporation. A Paceco rubber-tired gantry crane was being used to lower a 43 ft long container onto his truck trailer when the load struck the cab. Employee #1 suffered back injuries but did not require hospitalization. The container was 3 ft longer than the typical 40 ft container, and the crane operator lowered the container without warning the signalman.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, GANTRY CRANE, BACK, COMMUNICATION, SPRAIN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301276655			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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