Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181952 - EMPLOYEE FALLS WHEN PARTICLE BOARD HE'S STANDING ON BREAKS

Accident Summary Nr: 170181952 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/24/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112024138	01/30/1992	3911	0	1928 Jewelry Co.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING 3/4-INCH PARTICLE BOARD SHELVING ON STORAGE RACKS WHICH WERE 5 FEET LONG BY 26 INCHES WIDE BY 65 INCHES HIGH. HE WAS WORKING FROM A LADDER BUT THEN APPARENTLY ATTEMPTED TO STAND ON A PORTION OF THE PARTICLE BOARD, WHICH BROKE. HE FELL AND RECEIVED ABRASIONS, SPRAINS, AND A MINOR SKULL FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NO SERIOUS INJURY BY DEFINITION WAS INCURRED AND NO ACCIDENT-RELATED VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, SKULL, ABRASION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STORAGE AREA, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112024138			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Janitors and cleaners

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