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Accident Summary Nr: 124659.015 - Employee sustains concussion striking head on floor during j

Accident Summary Nr: 124659.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1468407.015	03/09/2020		441320	Toab, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 27, 2020, an employee working as a mechanic for a tire dealership was stacking tires on an elevated tire rack. The employee completed the task and was ready to come down off the rack. He attempted to jump from the rack but misjudged his ability to jump beyond the tires. The employee struck the tires on the way down which forced him backwards. He landed on his back and struck his head on the ground causing him to lose consciousness. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Jumping, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Loss of consciousness, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Stacked, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Tire, Unconsciousness, Unstable Position, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1468407.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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