Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169943 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201169943 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126196625	03/19/2008	7812	512110	Paramount Pictures

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 17, 2008, Employee #1, a member of an HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) crew, attempted to retrieve 8-inch vent tubing from the top of a storage rack inside the storage/ventilation room. Employee #1 walked up a flight of stairs and onto a platform. The tubing was located across from where he was standing. Employee #1 stepped off the platform and onto a wood gate latch of the barn door, causing the door latch to be released. The door opened and Employee #1 fell a distance of 10 feet, 8 inches to the ground. Paramedics were summoned immediately, and Employee #1 was transported to a hospital for treatment. As a result of the incident, Employee #1 sustained head trauma and fractures to his right shoulder, nine ribs, and vertebrae. Employee #1 was hospitalized for seven days.

Keywords: platform, fracture, head, shoulder, rib, unstable surface, fall, elevated work plat, vertebra, door

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126196625			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineers, n.e.c.

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