Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118631.015 - Employee fractures ankle in fall when stepladder collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 118631.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1420809.015	07/31/2019		452990	Nexcom

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was standing on a 2-step ladder stocking shelves when the stepladder collapsed causing the employee to fall. The employee incurred a fracture to her left ankle and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Stepladder, Stocking, Storage Area, Storage Rack, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1420809.015	31	F	Hospitalized injury		Stock handlers and baggers

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