OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221466147
CITY OF VALLEJO
TRAVIS AFB, CA·
Event description
Employee's knee is crushed when cleaning sediment basin
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on December 01, 2021, an employee at the City of Vacaville for surgery of a crushed knee. Vallejo Water Department was working at the Travis AFB Water Treatment Plant cleaning out a sedimentation basin inlet channel, approximately 5 ft deep, with a fire hose and hydrant. The employee accessed the basin by lifting about six grates that were 3 ft by 3 ft. The employee suddenly slipped and the metal around the grate crushed the employee's knee. At approximately 07:08 p.m. on December 01, 2021, DOSH was notified of the incident in compliance with T8CCR�342 and arrived on site to investigate on December 07, 2021. The employee was treated at David Grant Medical Center and then later transferred to Kaiser
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 F
- Event type
- 4
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