OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454739

REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING

WEAVERVILLE, CA· 2022-01-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hand, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 484220
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345753206
Employer profile: REDWOOD COAST TRUCKING
Summary number: 221454739
Report ID: 0950623

Event description

Employee fractures wrist in slip and fall off truck ladder

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee was getting out of his truck and climbing down the ladder when he slipped and fell. The employee tried to catch his fall but fell on his hand in the process. The employee fractured his right wrist and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
5

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