Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202455325 - Employee Strikes Post and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202455325 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310495080	04/23/2009	8221	611310	California Institute Of Technology

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 17, 2009, Employee #1, a landscaper, was operating a service cart. He was returning from a service location on campus with a coworker. His right foot protruded outside the running lines of the vehicle while he drove. As they drove between two guard posts on a campus road, his right foot struck the post and pulled his right leg between the post and the service cart, fracturing his right femur. He was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CART, GUIDE POST, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310495080			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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