Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202477717 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Folding Chair

Accident Summary Nr: 202477717 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 08/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312667793	08/30/2011	5999	453910	Petco Animal Supplies Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 18, 2011, Employee #1, with Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., was in the store's back room to medicate a hamster. She used a folding chair to access a shelf and glass cage where the hamster was kept. The cage's top opening was 71 in. from the floor. Employee #1 lost her balance and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center for a fractured right ankle and a dislocated foot.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIR, ANIMAL HANDLER, DISLOCATED, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, FOOT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312667793			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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