Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95819.015 - Employee's knee is infected while repairing broken sewage pi

Accident Summary Nr: 95819.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1217584.015	03/15/2017		238220	Westates Mechanical

Abstract: At about 3:00 a.m. on March 6, 2017, an employee, working as a plumbing apprentice, was engaged in repairing a broken sewage pipe. The employee had a small cut on his knee area and when he kneeled in the broken sewage pipe area, his knee became infected. The infection symptoms started on the night of March 8, 2017. The employee was hospitalized and treated for infection.

Keywords: Infection, Knee, Puncture

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1217584.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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