Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170866735 - Employee injures back in fall over chain-link fence

Accident Summary Nr: 170866735 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125858662	08/20/1999	5015	0	Pick N Pull

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 16, 1997, Employee #1, a maintenance supervisor for Pick-N-Pull, was checking a storm drain that had become clogged. He was walking near the side of a building when he tripped over a roll of chain-link fence covered with leaves, spraining his back. Employee #1's injury was not believed to be serious, but he underwent back surgery 16 months later.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, BACK, TRIPPED, FALL, HOUSEKEEPING, SPRAIN, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125858662			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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