Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141710 - Employee injured in fall from retaining wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201141710 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300848488	10/04/2000	9512	0	Orange County Dept Of Harbors Beaches Park

Abstract: Employee #1 was an experienced groundskeeper at a remote natural park maintained by a government agency. She was preparing to wash down the sidewalks, one of her assigned duties that she performed periodically. The faucet used for this job was near the top edge of a 7 to 8 ft tall retaining wall. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was atop the wall when she looked down, felt faint, and then fell to the ground. She suffered a fractured clavicle, fractured ribs, and a head laceration.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLARBONE, LACERATION, RIB, FAINTED, FALL, RETAINING WALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300848488			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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