Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93653.015 - Employee fractures ankle when struck by wooden crate

Accident Summary Nr: 93653.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215013.015	03/06/2017		561920	Cal Coast Construction

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on February 6, 2017, an employee was sitting in a chair adjacent to a freight trailer that was being loaded with palleted and crated freight. The freight was part of an exhibitor's booth at a convention center. As a forklift operator was loading an empty crate into the trailer, the load slipped from the forks and struck one of the employee's ankles. He sustained a fracture to his ankle, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Keywords: Crate, Falling Object, Material Handling, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215013.015	19	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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