Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202654067 - Employee Struck by Pool Filter Suffers Facial Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202654067 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316805142	01/03/2013	8999	541990	Leslie'S Poolmart Inc.

Abstract: On December 17, 2012, Employee #1, with Leslie's Poolmart Inc., was working at a residential pool, and a filter housing lid flew up and struck him in the head. The employee spent two weeks in the hospital and had short term memory loss, including loss of memory about the entire day of the incident. The only obvious damage on the filter housing was found on the full circumference ring clamp that was used to fasten the bottom of filter housing to the lid. The two rings at the end of the clamp that retained the "T-bolt" in place appeared to be deformed as a result of events surrounding the incident. Apparently, the T-bolt pulled out of the two rings due to excessive pressure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COVER, RING, POOL, BOLT, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FACE, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316805142			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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