Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116586.015 - Employee breaks leg after being struck by unstable catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 116586.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1403858.015	05/28/2019		326160	Graham Packaging Company, L.P.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on May 20, 2019, an coworker was operating a forklift positioning a 20 foot long 22 inch wide metal catwalk on an Auto Tec line when the catwalk tilted and struck an employee (the spotter) on the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg and ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Catwalk, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Forklift, Fracture, Inexperience, Leg, Maintenance, Material Handling, Puncture, Struck By, Structure Moving, Suspended Load, Training, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1403858.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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