Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202686606 - Employee Falls From Step Ladder And Fractures Tailbone An T1

Accident Summary Nr: 202686606 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316210491	01/10/2013	8062	622110	Riverside County Reg Med Cntr Corona Family Care

Abstract: At approximately 12:10 p.m., on December 7, 2012, Employee#1 of Riverside County Regional Medical Center Corona Family Care Center, sustained a serious injury as a result of falling from a step ladder while hanging holiday ornaments from a ceiling tile. Employee #1 positioned a four-foot, three-step ladder in the hallway, across the Nurse's Station, to hang holiday ornaments from the ceiling tiles with paper clips. Employee #1 initially had both feet on the second step of the ladder as she attempted to hang the ornament from the ceiling. As Employee #1 attempted to step off second step of the ladder with her right foot, she misjudged her step and missed the first step of the ladder. As a result Employee #1 fell and landed on her back on the carpeted floor. The step-ladder did not fall with her. Employee #1 was transported via ambulance to Corona Regional Medical Center where she was admitted as an in-patient and treated for fractures to tailbone and T12 vertebrae. Employee #1 was discharged from Corona Regional Medical Center two days after.

Keywords: fracture, ladder, back, fall, vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316210491			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Licensed practical nurses

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