Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202488458 - Employee Is Injured While Moving Furniture

Accident Summary Nr: 202488458 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/15/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311867519	01/28/2009	1522	236220	Brimer Construction & Plumbing

Abstract: On January 15, 2009, Employee #1, of Brimer Construction and Plumbing, was working as a plumber's apprentice moving furniture in a private home. Employee #1 was moving furniture, and he suffered an abrasion and splinters (to an unspecified part of his body) from a wooden dresser. He was transported to the hospital for treatment to prevent a skin infection and released. On the following day, Employee #1 woke up in pain and was transported to the Emergency Room of Tahoe Forest Hospital and was later admitted for treatment of tetanus.

Keywords: SPLINTER, ABRASION, INFECTION, SKIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311867519			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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