Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170175954 - Employee breaks leg in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170175954 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/26/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112023502	03/30/1992	4512	0	United Airlines

Abstract: At about 6:25 p.m. on March 26, 1992, Employee #1, a radio/electronics aircraft mechanic at United Airlines, was working on a Boeing 737 aircraft. He had climbed a portable metal stepladder to the aircraft's front door; as he left the aircraft he stood on the top step of the ladder to close the door behind him. When he pushed firmly against the door handle and turned it to its locked position, his grip on the handle slipped. He began to fall from the ladder and decided to jump clear, landing heavily on one foot. He was hospitalized with multiple and compound fractures to his left lower leg.

Keywords: AIRCRAFT, FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, MECHANIC, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112023502			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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