Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639572 - Employee Developed Bursitis in Knee

Accident Summary Nr: 201639572 -- Report ID: 1054191 -- Event Date: 08/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314438649	08/09/2010	1542	236220	R&H Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was landscaping work at a customer's house. He developed sudden pain and swelling on his left knee toward the end of the job. He went to the ER, who performed a series of tests on him. It was concluded that this injury was due to cumulative stresses on joints from many years of working in construction.

Keywords: KNEE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314438649			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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