Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170188247 - Employee injured in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170188247 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 12/04/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112073176	01/11/1993	4225	0	Kafco Sales

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on December 4, 1992, Employee #1, of Kafco Sales Co. Inc., was stacking boxes at the top of some shelving racks. He was standing on an unguarded open pallet that was elevated approximately 9 ft high by the forks of an order picker when he fell to the concrete floor, fracturing his hips and ankle. Employee #1 was taken to USC Medical Center, where he was treated and released after 24 hours. He is now being treated as an outpatient. The employer was contacted concerning better enforcement of safety rules and regulations to prevent similar accidents in the future.

Keywords: PERSONNEL CAGE, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HIP, UNGUARDED, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112073176			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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