Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052678 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Platform Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200052678 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 02/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308680636	02/23/2006	5399	452990	Target

Abstract: On February 20, 2006, Employee #1, a "puller", was using a Louisville 3-ft platform ladder (Model Number AP1003) to retrieve stock in a Target Store's storage area. While he was standing on the platform and reaching up to a shelf, the ladder shifted and tipped. Employee #1 fell from the platform to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a pierced lung and fractured ribs, right wrist, and elbow. The ladder that had been involved was destroyed by the company after the incident.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, LUNG, LADDER, RIB, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, STORAGE AREA, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308680636			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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