Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104104.015 - Employee releasing load binder is struck and leg is fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 104104.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1268893.015	10/06/2017		237110	Shawn Mcdonald Equipment Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a heavy equipment supplier, was working in the company's equipment yard. He was assigned to unload equipment from a trailer. As he attempted to release the handle of a load binder, the handle struck his lower leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured tibia that required surgery.

Keywords: Construction, Fracture, Leg, Load Binder, Material Handling, Struck By, Tibia

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1268893.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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