Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202522769 - Employee Injures Knee in Fall on Wet Surface

Accident Summary Nr: 202522769 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/31/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314998147	07/11/2012	4225	493110	Safeway Inc. Store#2778

Abstract: On May 31, 2012, an employee was working as a meat cutter for a chain of retail grocery stores. He was pushing a meat barrel. The employee is thought to have slipped and fallen on water. When he fell, he sustained an injury to his knee. The employee was not wearing his slip-resistant rubber boots. It is not known whether the employee had outpatient surgery on his knee or not.

Keywords: KNEE, PPE, SLIP, WALKING SURFACE, ABRASION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, CONTUSION, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314998147			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Butchers and meat cutters

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