Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170715791 - EMPLOYEE'S LEG STRUCK BY SLABS OF MARBLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170715791 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119882827	10/05/1993	5211	0	Classic Marble

Abstract: AT ABOUT 9:00 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPENING A CRATE OF MARBLE SLABS. WHILE BREAKING OPEN THE CRATE, THE BOTTOM SUPPORT BROKE AND THE LOAD SHIFTED, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON ITS SIDE OVER THE RIGHT LEG OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE PARAMEDICS TOOK HIM TO ST. JUDE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 5 DAYS. NO ONE ACTUALLY SAW THE ACCIDENT, BUT OTHER EMPLOYEES WENT TO EMPLOYEE #1'S AID AFTER THE SLABS FELL ON HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE. THERE WERE SEVEN SLABS (3 GRANITE AND 4 MARBLE) THAT WEIGHED 350 POUNDS EACH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WEARING WORK BOOTS. THERE WAS NO VIOLATION RELATIVE TO THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRATE, LOAD SHIFT, STRUCK BY, ANKLE, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119882827			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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