Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164076 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Elevated Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201164076 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126109677	07/31/2002	2331	0	Byer California Alfred Paquette Division

Abstract: On July 26, 2002, Employee #1 was searching for garments of varying sizes while on an 8-ft-wide elevated work platform that had a 5-ft-wide metal chain net extending out from the base of the platform. She walked off the edge of the platform and onto the chain net, and then fell approximately 10 ft to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at USC General Hospital for serious injuries to her head and arms. This was a new duty for Employee #1 and her coworkers, and she had not worked on the elevated platform before. It was also a crowded, busy day at the workplace.

Keywords: CHAIN, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, INEXPERIENCE, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, NET, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126109677			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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