[Rec_bike] Lesson Learned "Employee sustains broken rib from bike accident – Lawrence Livermore National Lab"

[Mary Jo Bailey]

Please forward this to others who may benefit from the reminder that it 
is not just cars that riders should be worried about.

Happy pedaling.

mj


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Subject: 	Lesson Learned "Employee sustains broken rib from bike 
accident – Lawrence Livermore National Lab" approved
Date: 	Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	mbailey at jlab.org
To: 	mbailey at jlab.org
CC: 	robertl at jlab.org



Jefferson Lab Lessons Learned : Print Lesson
Employee sustains broken rib from bike accident ? Lawrence Livermore 
National Lab <index.jsf?function=view&lessonId=433>


    Statement of Lessons Learned

For a copy of this report, see Attachments on Lessons Learned page.

An employee fell off his bicycle when he turned off a pathway onto a service road, and his bicycle's pedal hit a concrete curb edge transition piece. The worker fractured his rib and received a shoulder injury.


    Discussion of Activity

On April 29, an employee fell off his bicycle when he turned off a pathway onto a service road, and the bicycle's pedal hit a concrete curb edge transition piece.  The worker fell fracturing his rib and receiving a right shoulder injury.  The employee was transported to the LLNL on-site fire department where he was transported by ambulance to an off-site hospital.

X-Ray confirmed the fracture. The worker was treated with a sling and pain medications, and released back to work for a short time until a scheduled shoulder surgery.


    Analysis

There are many obstacles on pathways, service roads, general traffic roads including cars, fork lifts, debris, pedestrians, etc. that bicycle riders must pay attention to.  In this case, the rider was looking ahead for debris, glass, and other hazards and missed the curb which was at close range.


    Recommended Action

None for Jefferson Lab at this time.

Have the civil engineer evaluate if the curbing edge that transitions from the pathway onto the service road is obstructing or protruding too far into the roadway.


    Comments


          6/14/2013 2:54:12 PM by Bailey, Mary Jo

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Summary
Lesson ID: 	433
Status: 	OK
Doc ID: 	
Priority: 	Info
Safety Related: 	YES
Originator: 	Bailey, Mary Jo
Issued: 	6/14/2013 2:52:53 PM
Approved By: 	Bailey, Mary Jo
Approved On: 	6/14/2013 2:54:12 PM
Source: 	OTHER
Location: 	OTHER
Cost Savings: 	
Contact: 	Monya Lane, Engineering Associate Director, (925) 422-1886
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Attachments

  * BikeSafety061413.pdf <downloadAttachment?attachmentId=1901>

Hazard Issues

  * Other: Bicycle Safety

Skills

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