Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634077 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall from Chair

Accident Summary Nr: 202634077 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313514218	09/08/2011	8211	611110	Riverside County Office Of Education

Abstract: On August 16, 2011, Employee #1, with the Riverside County Office of Education, used a rolling chair to access a countertop in a kitchen/supply room to retrieve a binder from an overhead counter. As she descended, the chair rolled from underneath her and she fell to the tile floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Hemet Valley Medical Center for a left ankle fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CHAIR, DESCENDING, WALKING SURFACE, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, ANKLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313514218			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Health specialties teachers

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