Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719082 - Employee injured when crushed by glass panels

Accident Summary Nr: 170719082 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/26/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119910313	09/30/1993	5193	0	Ocean Breeze Nursery

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving glass sheets, about 41 inches by 72 inches in size, from a packing crate to a greenhouse for installation in a roof. When he pulled two or more sheets from the crate, the shifting weight caused five to eight sheets to fall forward. Employee #1 tried but was unable to stop the glass sheets from falling. The sheets fell on him from his waist down, crushing his internal urinary tract. Employee #1 has been unable to return to work since August 26, 1993.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, ROOF PANEL, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119910313			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers

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