Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611606 - Employee falls from misuse of ladder and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 200611606 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306944000	10/23/2003	5945	451120	Toys-R-Us

Abstract: Employee #1 was stocking shelves, as part of a night crew. He was working alone and it was his first night on the job, and he had no instruction on ladder safety. He was standing with one foot on a 10 ft aluminum step ladder and the other foot on a cubicle made from particle board. The cubical collapsed under his weight and he fell approximately 5 ft and injured his back.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, BACK, FALL, UNTRAINED, SPRAIN, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306944000			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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