Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201116217 - Employee injured by fall while working on cooling fan

Accident Summary Nr: 201116217 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126189596	06/03/2003	2952	324122	Consolidated Fiber Glass Products Company

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 30, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic for Consolidated Fiber Glass Products Inc., was working on a large fan outside the production area at the north side of the plant located in Bakersfield, California. A coworker was nearby on top of a cooling tower. The coworker asked Employee #1 to open the water valve on the back side of the cooling tower. When Employee #1 did not answer the coworker, he looked down and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. He came down the ladder, and saw that Employee #1 had sustained a serious head injury. The coworker called Emergency Medical Services and the fire department responded. Employee #1 was taken to Kern Medical Center for treatment of a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, FAN, COOLING TOWER, MECHANIC, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189596			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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