Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201033958 - Employee loses balance, falls and fractures his tibia

Accident Summary Nr: 201033958 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300762606	11/07/2001	3721	0	Boeing Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:13 p.m. on October 23, 2001, Employee #1 was walking to a defective terminal strip on a structural test fuselage. His path took him over a 24-in. beam which had a step stool on each side of it. The step stool was 17 inches wide, 18.75 inches high and a run length of 10 inches. He was about 15 inches from the centerline of the 24 in. beam. As he stepped from the top of the 24-in. beam to the metal step stool, the stool wobbled and shifted. To retain his balance, he put his left foot on the ground while his right foot was still on the top step. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured tibia.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TIBIA, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300762606			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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