Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691436 - Employee breaks hip, cracks pelvis in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 691436 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/22/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105587927	08/31/1988	5912	0	Fred Meyer

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 20 ft extension ladder to apply price tags to cartons of medicine cabinets that were stocked in a warehouse. The ladder moved to the right, and the employee fell 10 ft into cartons of artificial flowers, which cushioned his fall. Employee #1 was transported to Cottonwood Hospital with a broken hip and a cracked pelvis. The model 262 D ladder, manufactured by the Columbia Ladder Company, was defective.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105587927			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock and inventory clerks

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