Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102530 - Employee sustains broken bones after a fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201102530 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125746826	03/20/2002	7389	0	Herrera Freight Services, Inc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2002, Employee #1 was driving the tow motor inside a trailer, the tractor/trailer operator started to drive the truck away from the dock. The tow-motor rolled back out of the trailer and fell in between the back of the trailer and the dock entrance. Employee #1 fell off the tow-motor landing up against the dock wall/plate receiving a broken clavicle. A battery fell off the tow-motor pinning Employee #1's leg against the dock wall/plate and breaking it. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, DOCK, PINNED, TRUCK, FALL, TRAILER, LEG, TOWMOTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125746826			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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