Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956318 - Employee injures lower back lifting heavy object

Accident Summary Nr: 956318 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/30/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111863601	04/03/1992	1742	0	Performance Contracting

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on March 30, 1992, according to the only witness, Employee #1, a hod carrier, reported to the work site without head protection and was wearing his back belt support loosely. He was provided with a hard hat, and he helped lift a stucco pump tongue from a truck. He then intended to help position the trailer after moving the truck forward. Employee #1 had just lifted the trailer tongue when, as he was stepping from the truck, his back went out. He was hospitalized for 5 days and treated for extreme pain. As of April 9, 1992, Employee #1 had undergone 3 to 4 weeks of therapy, but no surgery.

Keywords: PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRAILER HITCH, BACK, TRAILER, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111863601			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Plasterers

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