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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170182273

HEAD,CLEANING,LACERATION,CEILING PANEL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

Event
HEAD,CLEANING,LACERATION,CEILING PANEL,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
170182273
Report ID
950644

Event description

Employee struck in head by falling ceiling tile

Investigation abstract

On August 11, 1990, Employee #1 was mopping kitchen floors. He raised the mop up too high and hit a ceiling tile which flipped up and fell. A corner of the tile hit Employee #1 on the head. He was transported to Intercommunity Hospital in C ovina, CA, for stitches. He was treated and released and returned to work the ne xt day with no job restrictions.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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