Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083193 - Employee Hospitalized With Blood Poisoning Due To Cut

Accident Summary Nr: 201083193 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119982890	08/28/2001	5411	0	Madera Ranchos Market

Abstract: On the afternoon of February 20, 2001, a refrigeration maintenance man, was using a screwdriver to manually defrost a coffin ice cream freezer. Employee #1, the store manager, decided to help him by picking out and removing the large chunks of ice in the freezer. During the process both men received several nicks or small needle-like puncture wounds on their fingertips from the sharp metal fins at the base of the freezer. That evening Employee #1 became seriously ill and was taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a week due to infectious wound complications.

Keywords: FINGER, LACERATION, INFECTION, FREEZER COMPARTMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119982890			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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