Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201084332 - Employee Struck By Falling Object And Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201084332 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120341409	11/04/2003	8211	611110	Strathmore Union High School

Abstract: On July 31, 2003, Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was sharpening and repairing the blades on a three-piece rotary blade mower assembly. Employee #1 raised the assembly off of the ground by the hydraulics on the tractor use to pull the blades and was lying under the equipment tightening the blade. A 2-in. by 4-in. piece of wood Employee #1 had placed under the assembly shifted and caused the equipment to fall on him. Employee #1 sustained broken ribs and sternum. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC TOOL, LAWN MOWER, RIB, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, BLADE, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120341409			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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