Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618896 - Employee fractures pelvis in fall from storage rack

Accident Summary Nr: 170618896 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125834556	12/29/1998	5712	0	California Backyard

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on December 28, 1998, Employee #1, age 18, was using an order picker to push some heavy boxes from a pallet on the order platform onto some storage racks. The load became unbalanced and Employee #1 fell 20 ft onto the concrete floor, fracturing his pelvis. He was hospitalized for five days. The cause of the accident was Employee #1 not being properly tied off.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OFF LOADING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, TIE-OFF, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125834556			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock handlers and baggers

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