Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130509.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall off ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 130509.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497924.015	10/16/2020		484230	United Road Services

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 13, 2020, an employee was asked to load his trailer with a combination of Toyota vehicles then haul them to Reno, Fallon, and Carson, Nevada. The injured employee fell from a ladder and hit a cut out I-beam embedded near the fence and suffered multiple serious injuries. The height of the fall was approximately 8 feet. The employee sustained a head injury with at least 6 staples, fractured his spine and lungs, and broke his clavicle. He was treated at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, where he was hospitalized for over 3 days.

Keywords: Beam, Broken Bone, Clavicle, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Loading, Lung, Motor Vehicle, Spine, Staple, Trailer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497924.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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