Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201506649 - Employee Fractures Forearm in Fall in Warehouse

Accident Summary Nr: 201506649 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310055090	07/20/2006	1731	238210	Northland Control Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on July 13, 2006, Employee #1, the Operations Manager, went into the warehouse to locate a part for an order. The part was located on the top rack of a 7-ft high shelving unit. Employee #1 got a 4-step rolling steel warehouse ladder with handrails and positioned it sideways against the rack. Employee #1 climbed up to the fourth step. Facing the box, he turned the box to look at the control number label on the side. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell over the side handrail onto the cement floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured forearm with a severe laceration and was hospitalized for 48 hours for an intravenous irrigation to the open wound on his arm and then received stitches.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, LADDER, HANDRAIL, LACERATION, FALL, STORAGE RACK, ARM, LOST BALANCE, STORAGE AREA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310055090			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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