Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146172 - Employee Is Injured after Slipping and Falling on Water

Accident Summary Nr: 201146172 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125950170	01/27/2005	8062	622110	Western Medical Center

Abstract: At approximately 4:42 p.m. on January 18, 2005, Employee #1 was assisting a patient at the 6th floor Nursing Station serving the Telemetry Department. She was traversing the Clean Utility Room to access the Medication Room. As Employee #1 passed by the ice machine, sink and refrigerator area, she slipped on a puddle of water. Employee #1 fell to the tile floor suffering head, neck, and back injuries, plus dislocating and fracturing her left knee cap. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEALTH CARE WORKER, SLIP, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HOUSEKEEPING, WORK SURFACE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125950170			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Registered nurses

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