Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170622518 - Employee fractures kneecap in fall to ground

Accident Summary Nr: 170622518 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/12/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120335443	08/25/1994	1622	0	Ca Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 12, 1994, Employee #1 was placing traffic cones on highway 89. He stepped on a rock, twisting his ankle and falling on his left knee. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee, CA. He was hospitalized for one night for surgery on a fractured kneecap.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, ROCK, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120335443			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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