Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201165347 - Employee is injured while operating floor cleaning machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201165347 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126197219	10/01/2003	7011	721110	Hyatt Hotels Corp Dba Hyatt West Hollywood

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on September 25, 2003, Employee #1 with Hyatt Hotels in West Hollywood, CA, was operating a Tornado 175-HP floor cleaning machine (Model ES8674). Because there was no pad between the rug and the machine's pad holder, the bristles of the pad holder dug into carpet. This kept the pad holder assembly from rotating, and the machine's handle assembly knocked Employee #1 to the ground, causing him to lose consciousness. After regaining consciousness, he restarted the machine, and was knocked to the ground again. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an acute epidural hematoma on the left side of his head.

Keywords: JANITOR, ROTATING PARTS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CARPET, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONCUSSION, HOTEL, LEAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126197219			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Janitors and cleaners

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