Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129871 - Worker Falls and Fractures Lumbar Vertebra

Accident Summary Nr: 201129871 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/19/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315776286	07/24/2013	7371	541511	Hewlett Packard Company

Abstract: On the morning of June 19, 2013, an employee was working for Hewlett-Packard Company, Inc. She was at the headquarters of a software firm in Mountain View, CA, in her capacity as a vendor for Hewlett-Packard. The employee was walking into an elevator, when the doors closed, striking her body. As she stepped backward away from the elevator, she tripped and fell onto the floor, landing on her backside. She sustained a fractured lumbar vertebra. The host company reported the incident to the Division. The employer did not report the incident to the Division.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, WALKING BACKWARD, ELEVATOR, VERTEBRA, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315776286			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers, marketing, advertising, & public rela.

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