OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #969626
FRACTURE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ANKLE,LEG
Event description
Employee's legs and ankle broken by falling mirror
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was opening a crate that contained mirror glass. He had removed the wooden front on the crate and placed it on the floor in front of the crate. Whil e Employee #1 was standing in front of the crate, the mirror glass tipped out an d struck him. Employee #1's right ankle and both his lower legs were broken.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 20
- Occupation code
- 659
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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