Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170720809 - Employee's disc ruptured in fall on linoleum tile

Accident Summary Nr: 170720809 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119694297	01/14/1993	8244	0	Santa Barbara Business College

Abstract: Employee #1, the medical director at the Santa Barbara Business College, tripped on a hall tile that was approximately 2 in. above the level of the office linoleum. She fell to the tiled hall floor while holding onto the office door knob. Employee #1 sustained a ruptured disc, which was surgically removed. A beveled strip had been missing from between the two floor surfaces for approximately six months.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, RUPTURE, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, VERTEBRA, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119694297			Hospitalized injury	Other	Health specialties teachers

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