Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170171292 - Employee injured in fall from mobile stair platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170171292 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111819231	02/14/1992	2834	0	Natural Formulas

Abstract: Employee #1 worked the night shift in the aloe vera liquid production department of a company called Natural Formulas. His job was to lift a 50 lb bag of batch mix, walk up three steps to a 28 in. high mobile stair platform, 20 in. by 24 in., and empty the bag into the mixing tank. Employee #1 fell from the platform backwards and landed on his back on the asphalt with the full batch bag resting on his chest. He sustained a back sprain and required hospitalization. The mobile stair platform was rickety and dipped forward to the right when weight was shifted. Employee #1 said the platform moved forward, and he lost his balance and fell.

Keywords: PLATFORM, STAIR, BACK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111819231			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Food batchmakers

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