Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114915 - Employee Injures Back While Lifting Pans in Prison Kitchen

Accident Summary Nr: 201114915 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120310248	10/08/2002	9223	922140	State Of California, Dept. Of Corrections

Abstract: On August 28, 2002, Employee #1, of the California State Correctional Facility in West Lancaster, California was in the central kitchen, stacking baking pans onto tray racks during an emergency lockdown of inmates at the facility. Employee #1 seriously injured her fifth lumbar disc (L5) when she was lifting some pans. Employee #1 was admitted to Lancaster Community Hospital on September 5, 2002 for treatment. Employee #1's injury was the result of lack of training for her new job assignment.

Keywords: SPINE, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, UNTRAINED, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120310248			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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