Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170892038 - Employee injured in fall from unguarded platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170892038 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/02/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120130315	06/15/1995	4225	0	Play Co Toys Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a regular full-time employee of Play Company Toys, Inc., was stacking boxes on a pallet on the loading dock of a wholesale toy warehouse. He had removed the end guardrails, which were standard 2 by 4s, from the platform. Employee #1 fell and sustained head injuries, a concussion, and a fractured right wrist. Management failed to ensure the guardrails were in place when pallets were not being moved through that area.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WAREHOUSE, WORK RULES, FALL, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOADING DOCK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120130315			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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