Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066362 - Employee Injured In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201066362 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300794013	05/09/2003	8211	611110	The Gillispie School

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing at the end of some stacked gymnasium mats approximately 42-in.-high that were located approximately 5 ft to the southwest of a basketball backboard with a 10-ft high rim. Employee #1 jumped off of the mats to grab the rim of the basketball hoop and held on briefly. However, the momentum of the jump caused Employee #1's hands to slip off of the basketball rim and fall to the ground. Employee #1 was not able to get her hands or arms out to break her fall. Employee #1 landed on the left side of her torso and her head made contact with the floor. Employee #1 sustained a ruptured spleen and a concussion. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SPLEEN, RUPTURE, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300794013			Hospitalized injury	Other	Teachers, elementary school

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