Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170194211 - Employee Breaks Vertebrae In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170194211 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/17/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112034848	09/05/1990	0723	0	Royal Citrus Co.

Abstract: AT 4:00 PM ON JULY 17, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS 16 FEET HIGH ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER PICKING GRAPEFRUIT. HE REACHED TOO FAR AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON A ROCK. TWO VERTEBRAE WERE BROKEN. HE WAS UNTRAINED, BUT EXPERIENCED.

Keywords: agriculture, ladder, fall, fall protection, lost balance, untrained, vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112034848			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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