Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112422 - Employee injured in fall from warehouse shelving

Accident Summary Nr: 201112422 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119943546	03/28/2000	7361	0	Labor Ready

Abstract: On March 14, 2000, a serious injury accident occurred in the warehouse of Regent Aerospace where Employee #1, a temporary employee had been sent to work by Labor Ready. Employee #1 was assigned to stack airline chairs onto a three tier storage rack. Employee #1 was lifted up to the top shelf of the rack by a stock picker. He got off of the stock picker and was standing on the top shelf unloading and stacking the airline chairs onto the storage rack when the 0.75-inch thick pressed wood platform boards broke. Employee #1 was not using a safety belt and lanyard, and fell approximately 20 feet, breaking through the second shelf and landing on the bottom shelf. Employee #1 suffered a broken shoulder and broken ankle and was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital for emergency treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, FALL, STORAGE RACK, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119943546			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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