Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201056108 - Employee Cut On Forearm With Steel Cross Bars

Accident Summary Nr: 201056108 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120256797	11/09/2001	5932	0	Goodwill Industries Of Southern California

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 15, 2001, Employee #1 tipped over a wheeled utility bin as he was emptying the contents into a trash compactor. He cut his right forearm on the steel crossbars found on the base of the bin. Employee #1 was transported to County USC General Hospital for treatment on his lacerated forearm. He was sutured and placed on hold for surgery. Employee #1 stayed in the hospital for several days and was transported to Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center for surgery. Employees were provided leather work gloves. Prior to this incident, no employee had injured himself on the crossbars.

Keywords: METAL BAR, STORAGE BIN, FOREARM, LACERATION, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120256797			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, light

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