Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064789 - Employee Injured Right Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201064789 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300788627	03/01/2002	5144	0	My Egg Ranch

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside the delivery truck, sliding boxes of eggs toward the rear of the truck when one of the boxes suddenly caught on the elevated lip of the truck floorboard. Employee #1 wrenched his leg and sustained a scraped shin. Two days later Employee #1 was admitted to the emergency room with extreme leg pain, and was diagnosed with necrotizing facitis. Employee was confirmed with having a bacterial infection gained through his scraped shin. Later Employee #1 tested positive for Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, CAUGHT BY, ABRASION, INFECTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300788627			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Truck drivers, light

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