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Accident Summary Nr: 201497385 - Employee Knee Is Fractured in Fall from a Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201497385 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316721265	01/08/2013	0761	115115	Ac Contracting

Abstract: On September 14, 2012, Employee #1, of AC Contracting, was standing on 2 ft crates about 24 in. high assisting a coworker in covering a row of trellised grapevines with plastic sheeting dispensed from a roll. The work platform shifted and Employee #1 lost her balance and fell to the ground. The employee was taken to Delano Regional Medical Center initially then transported to Central Valley Occupational, where she was treated for a fracture to her right knee. The employee received scheduled surgery two weeks later at Lakewood Medical Center in Lakewood.

Keywords: KNEE, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CRATE, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316721265			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Laborers, except construction

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