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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #969626

FRACTURE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ANKLE,LEG

Event
FRACTURE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,ANKLE,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
969626
Report ID
854910

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

  1. #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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