Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508305 - Employee Fractures Arm in Fall Off Chair

Accident Summary Nr: 202508305 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/20/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314326752	04/26/2011	8211	611110	West Contra Costa School District

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 20, 2010, Employee #1 was working at an elementary school in Richmond, California. Employee #1 was an Instructional Assistant in PreSchool Room Number 8. Employee #1 was attempting to place Halloween decorations above a display board along the west wall of the room, near the north entrance, and stepped onto a small classroom chair to do so. Employee #1 lost her balance while standing on the chair, fell off the chair, and landed hard onto a tile floor covered by a section of carpet. Employee #1 struck her right elbow against the ground, injuring it. The nurse confirmed that Employee #1 had a broken right arm. Emergency Services was then called, and they treated Employee #1, and then transported her to Doctor's Medical Center in San Pablo, arriving around 11:10 a.m. Employee #1 was admitted to Doctor's Medical Center, and remained for elbow surgery, treatment and care, until her release on October 22, 2010.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIR, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314326752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Teachers' aides

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