Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 960336 - Employee inflicted with blood poisoning from nail puncture

Accident Summary Nr: 960336 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119807071	12/30/1992	2711	0	The Sacramento Bee

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the east loading dock, operating a forklift to keep the area clean. As he got off his truck, he stepped onto a pile of loose paper that included a nail protruding from a piece of broken pallet. The nail punctured his tennis shoe and stuck into his right foot. Employee #1 did not consider the event serious and continued working. Later at home, his foot swelled and Employee #1 went to a doctor. He was eventually hospitalized with blood poisoning.

Keywords: NAIL, WORK RULES, CLEANING, POISONING, HOUSEKEEPING, LOADING DOCK, SAFETY SHOE, FOOT, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119807071			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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