Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170107148 - Employee injures ankles in fall through manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 170107148 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114964018	04/18/1991	7011	0	Lee'S Inn

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 15, 1991, Employee #1 entered the laundry room from the hallway. A worker who was down in the crawl space had left the manhole open. The manhole is 30 in. by 30 in. and is about 27 in. from the threshold of the hall door in the normal path of traffic. There was no guardrail or warning guard posted. Employee #1 fell 70 in. through the manhole and broke her right ankle and sprained her left ankle. She was hospitalized for surgery and installation of plates and pins in her right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, MANHOLE, SPRAIN, UNGUARDED, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114964018			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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