Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182760 - EMPLOYEE FALLS ON SLIPPERY FLOOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170182760 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/04/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112203906	12/11/1990	3593	0	Barney'S Honing

Abstract: AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M. ON DECEMBER 4, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR OF THE MACHINE SHOP WHILE WALKING IN AN AREA CLOSE TO THE SHOP'S REAR DOOR. EMPLOYEE #1'S LEFT HIP WAS DISLOCATED IN THE FALL. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS AT METHODIST HOSPITAL IN ARCADIA AND LATER RELEASED TO RECUPERATE AT HOME. THE FLOOR WAS APPARENTLY SLIPPERY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE USE OF SOLVENTS AND OIL IN THE WORKPLACE, AND WAS NOT PROMPTLY CLEANED. THE FLOOR AREA WHERE EMPLOYEE #1 FELL WAS BEING CLEANED WITH SAND DURING INSPECTION. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE EMPLOYER.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SLIP, WALKING SURFACE, DISLOCATED, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112203906			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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