Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1315942.015 - Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority

Inspection Information - Office: Nv-E-Reno 0953210

Inspection Nr: 1315942.015

Report ID: 0953210

Date Opened: 05/11/2018

Site Address:
Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority
1350 North Wells Avenue
Reno, NV 89512

Mailing Address:
1350 North Wells Avenue, Reno, NV 89512

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 921120/Legislative Bodies

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1338020	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 106030.015

Event: 05/11/2018

Employee is impaled by handrail

At 9:30 a.m. on May 11, 2018, Employee #1 was returning to his work area after leaving to acquire tools and supplies to make repairs to a door located on the northwest corner of the facility. The employee was operating a Gator XT Utility Vehicle, traveling west on the north side of the event corridor within the main indoor arena. As the employee approached his work area, he misjudged the distance and drove the utility vehicle into a handicapped handrail. The handrail impaled the employee through his right upper thigh. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: ATV, Handrail, Impaled, Struck Against, Thigh

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1315942.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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