Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799913 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Storage Rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201799913 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301335550	06/06/2005	3444	332322	Reliance Steel And Aluminum Co Dba Bralco Metals

Abstract: At around 10:00 p.m. on June 3, 2005, Employee #1, a warehouseman with Bralco Metals, climbed onto a storage rack about 13-ft high to retrieve some metal tubes. After falling to the ground, he was hospitalized for back and shoulder fractures. He stated that he made the decision to climb the storage rack himself for convenience, and because no one was watching him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STORAGE RACK, STORAGE AREA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301335550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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