Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170360036 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL INTO LUBE PIT

Accident Summary Nr: 170360036 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111966826	07/26/1994	5399	0	Walmart

Abstract: At approximately 3:15 p.m. on May 12, 1994, Employee #1 was changing the oil of a vehicle parked over the lube pit. He was standing on the metal grate end frame which guards the opening. As he turned his body to throw an empty oil can in the garbage, the metal grate slipped forward under the car causing him to fall into the pit. Employee #1 fell 6 feet to the metal work platform and rolled down 3 steps onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained abdominal blunt trauma, two right rib fractures and a possible right hemothorax. Safety covers are designed to slide open to allow work from underneath. When Employee #1 stepped on the cover, it slid open.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, STAIR, ABDOMEN, COVER, GRATING, AUTOMOBILE, PIT, RIB, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111966826			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Garage and service station related occupations

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