Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201143757 - Employee slips and fractures upper leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201143757 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/29/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305351496	08/07/2003	8062	622110	Uci Medical Center

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 29, 2003, Employee #1, a surgical registered nurse, and a coworker were moving a cystoscopic operating room table from the outer hallway to operating room Number 4. This table is a Skytron Model 3100, Serial Number 199010364, Equipment Control Number 07057, and weighs 1,155 pounds. It is common practice to have two persons move this table. While moving the table, Employee #1 lost her footing on the left side and slipped. She hit her right knee on the base of the table, twisting the knee and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized with a fracture upper leg.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEALTH CARE WORKER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305351496			Hospitalized injury	Other	Registered nurses

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