Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201057817 - Employee is injured from fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201057817 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 09/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300783180	09/17/2003	4789	488999	Ca Dept Of Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 2003, Employee #1 was spraying herbicide on a sloped hillside near a retaining wall. For some reason, he slipped, lost his footing, and fell backwards off the retaining wall 8.25 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized at St. Francis Medical Center and treated for a contusion to the head, shoulder and rib injuries, and fractured tibia and knee. An investigation revealed that guardrails, greater than 4 feet in height, were not provided on the elevated work location of the retaining wall.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SHOULDER, SLIP, RIB, FALL, RETAINING WALL, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783180			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Machine operators, not specified

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