OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221404502

GREENEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS - GEORGE CLEM OPERATIONS CENTER

GREENEVILLE, TN· 2021-09-01T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bus, Bus Driver, Driver, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hip, Inspecting, Inspection, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 611110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345597694
Employer profile: GREENEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS - GEORGE CLEM OPERATIONS CENTER
Summary number: 221404502
Report ID: 0454732

Event description

Employee fractures hip in fall from bus during inspection

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 a.m. on September 1, 2021, an employee working as a bus driver for a school district was conducting his pre-trip bus inspection for his morning route. When the employee stepped up on a cross tie, he slipped and fell and was unable to get up. The employee was hospitalized to treat a peri prosthetic fracture of the left hip from impact with the ground.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 69 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
808

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