Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170625636 - Employee's foot injured after stepping on nail

Accident Summary Nr: 170625636 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125653709	01/26/1999	7361	0	Interim Personnel

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing shelves from a store wall when he moved backward without looking behind him. He stepped on a nail encased in the floor, and it punctured his heel through his steel-toed safety shoe. Employee #1 went to a doctor, but felt the treatment he received was inadequate and requested another doctor. Later, his foot became infected and he was hospitalized for two days. Employee #1 made a full recovery.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WALKING BACKWARD, HOUSEKEEPING, WORK SURFACE, FOOT, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125653709			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Helpers, construction trades

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