Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076627 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured in Fall from Window Sill

Accident Summary Nr: 201076627 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312685480	01/20/2011	5411	445110	Ralph'S Grocery Co

Abstract: On December 29, 2010, Employee #1, who was employed by a full-service grocery store in San Diego, CA, was washing windows with a window washing solution and rag. He was standing on a window sill above a people mover. Employee #1 slipped and got his right leg caught in the gap between the handrail and the wall, as he fell over and hit the people mover conveyor. The paramedics arrived and transported Employee #1 to UCSD Medical Center. Employee #1 fractured his lower right leg, and he was hospitalized for up to three days.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, FRACTURE, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HANDRAIL, CONVEYOR, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312685480			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales counter clerks

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