Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316211564 - Desert Sands Usd-Kennedy Elementary

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 316211564

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 05/03/2013

Site Address:
Desert Sands Usd-Kennedy Elementary
45100 Clinton Avenue
Indio, CA 92201

Mailing Address:
47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253

Union Status: Union

SIC:8211

NAICS: 611110/Elementary and Secondary Schools

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102755592

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202673463

Event: 06/04/2012

Worker Slips on Condensation on Floor and Injures Back

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on June 4, 2012, an employee was working as a nutrition service assistant at an elementary school in the Desert Sands Unified School District in Riverside County, CA. She was carrying a crate of 35 8-ounce (237-milliliter) containers of milk in a walk-in cooler, which was located in a kitchen. She slipped on condensation on the floor of the walk-in cooler. She did not fall or drop the crate. She continued holding it. She felt pain in her lower back and right leg. She had pulled a lower back muscle. Initially, this was considered a nonserious injury, but she was later admitted to Kindred Hospital, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, for inpatient back surgery between May 17 and 19, 2013. The employer reported the serious injury to the Division at 11:03 a.m. on April 8, 2013, due to the upcoming surgery.

Keywords: FOOD PREPARATION, BACK, BACK PAIN, WALKING SURFACE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316211564			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Hotel clerks

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