Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547798 - Employee injured when head strikes against freezer rack

Accident Summary Nr: 14547798 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 08/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105850473	08/22/1991	5411	0	Safeway Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was lifting a tub of meat into a grinder when his hip gave out and he fell, striking his head on a freezer rack. He was unconscious for approximately 2 hours. The hospital reported that Employee #1 was mildly hypothermic and had suffered a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK AGAINST, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STORAGE RACK, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105850473			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Butchers and meat cutters

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