Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170186886 - Employee's hip fractured in fall on office floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170186886 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112089610	04/24/1991	8222	0	El Camino Community College

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on April 12, 1991, Employee #1, a custodian in an office, was moving a table back into place after having cleaned the floor around where it usually sat. As he was pushing the 30 in. by 60 in. table, one of the legs broke off and the table collapsed. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, fracturing his hip. Employee #1 had not noticed any defects in the table before the accident. Subsequent examination of the table did not indicate any evidence of pre-existing weakness, but it did reveal broken welds on the leg that had snapped.

Keywords: JANITOR, FRACTURE, OFFICE AREA, CLEANING, BROKEN WELD, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, LOST BALANCE, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112089610			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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