Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170890909 - Employee injured in fall from storage light panel

Accident Summary Nr: 170890909 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125632158	01/26/2000	5211	0	Home Depot #625

Abstract: At approximately 1:33 a.m. on January 21, 2000, Employee #1, a 20-year-old sales associate Home Depot in San Leandro, CA, was atop a 12 ft tall rack, organizing merchandise boxes. He was using an order picker and unhooked his safety harness from it to step on the light panels, thinking they were strong enough to support him. A panel gave way and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor. He sustained closed head injuries, a cerebral concussion, a left flank contusion, a left renal contusion, fractured left transverse L1-L3 vertebrae, and a minor contusion of his left forearm. He was transported by ambulance to Eden Hospital in Castro Valley, CA, where he was hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STORAGE RACK, CONCUSSION, VERTEBRA, AERIAL LIFT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125632158			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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