Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636628 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201636628 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 02/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310685227	02/26/2007	5311	452910	Costco Wholesale Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 p.m. on February 14, 2007, an employee whose job position was the Administrative Manager used a 24-ft extension ladder to access the interior roof of the administrative office to clear out a jammed air tube used for money transfer. After performing the task, the employee was descending down the ladder when the ladder footing began to slide out. The employee held onto the ladder and rode it to the ground resulting in a fractured lower right leg. The employee fell with the ladder from approximately an elevation of 8-ft. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, SLIP, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310685227			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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