Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038510 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Stack of Boxes

Accident Summary Nr: 201038510 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309903987	09/21/2006	4231	488490	Yhk Transportation Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 23, 2006, Employee #1 was a regular, full-time warehouse worker at YHK Transportation, Inc., in Carson, CA. The facility receives various types of merchandise in containers. The material is unloaded, stored in the warehouse, and delivered to different businesses by truck. Industrial trucks and pallet jacks are used for loading and unloading material. To take an inventory of material, Employee #1 climbed over boxes to a height of ten feet. As he was descending, he slipped and fell. He overextended his left leg and sustained a fracture in that leg. He screamed for help, and his supervisor and coworkers came to assist. Employee #1 was transported to Long Beach Memorial Hospital for treatment. As of November 9, 2006, he had not returned to duty.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, FALL, STORAGE AREA, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309903987			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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