Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170175020 - Employee's leg broken in same level fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170175020 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111793691	04/24/1991	5812	0	Lyon'S Restaurant

Abstract: Employee #1, a waitress, was performing her regular duties when she tripped on an object, possibly a vacuum cleaner cord. She fell over backward, breaking her left leg just below the hip. She was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery to place a pin in the bone. At the time this report was written, she was recovering at home. Subsequent investigation revealed that other employees had fallen at this same location, and that Employee #1 had fallen there about 2 months earlier, due to a wet floor. Housekeeping at the restaurant was very poor and maintenance was haphazard at best.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, ELDERLY, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HOUSEKEEPING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111793691			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Waiters and waitresses

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