Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359905 - Employee injured when struck by falling oxygen tank

Accident Summary Nr: 170359905 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112104757	09/22/1992	8062	0	San Diego County Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital

Abstract: Employee #1 was changing an oxygen tank on a hand truck when he lost his grasp on it and the tank fell on him. There was no witness to the accident.

Keywords: CYLINDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, TANK, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112104757			Hospitalized injury	Hernia	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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