Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170185391 - Employee's back fractured in fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170185391 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/19/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112167549	12/07/1990	9999	0	Psi Industries

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the second rung from the top of an 8 ft built-in ladder on the east side of a warehouse, attempting to remove a shovel from the roof of an office area. He lost his balance and fell to the floor, striking against a table. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 3 days for observation and for treatment for a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra and a sprained left hand.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, FIXED LADDER, BACK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112167549			Fatality	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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