Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170706568 - Employee injures head in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170706568 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112161062	12/01/1993	8069	0	La County Usc Medical Center

Abstract: At approximately 10:55 a.m. on June 29, 1993, Employee #1 was reaching from a portable stepladder to retrieve documents from a top shelf where supplies are kept when she slipped off the stepladder and fell backward, hitting the desk behind her. Employee #1 injured her head and buttocks. She was hospitalized at St. Vincent Hospital and later at General Hospital. The employer was advised to train employees on the proper use of a ladder to prevent any accident in the future.

Keywords: HEAD, BUTTOCKS, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, SLIP, FALL, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112161062			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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