Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150570 - Employee's wrist lacerated by sharp object in trash bag

Accident Summary Nr: 201150570 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/09/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119901429	07/30/1997	5411	0	Albertson'S Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 p.m. on May 9, 1997, Employee #1, age 18, threw a bag of trash into the compactor and then used her hand to push the bag further into the machine. Her wrist was lacerated by a sharp edge inside the bag. She was transported to the hospital, where she was treated for three days.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, LACERATION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, TRASH COMPACTOR, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119901429			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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