Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114840 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Metal Object

Accident Summary Nr: 201114840 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126188952	10/17/2002	3443	0	Lortz Manufacturing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 23, 2002, Employee #1 was using a Concennate Gilbert, horizontal boring machine on an approximately 125-lb-metal piece. As he removed the metal part from the machine and was carrying it, he tripped on the machine's scale readout cable, then slipped on an oily spot and fell to the floor. The metal piece fell on his lower right leg, fracturing it. Emergency services were contacted and Employee #1 was transported to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California, where he was hospitalized and treated.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, TRIPPED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SPILL, HOUSEKEEPING, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126188952			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drilling and boring machine operators

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