Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 745083 - Employee hospitalized after fall from storage platform

Accident Summary Nr: 745083 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104384177	07/01/1988	5712	0	Top Drawer

Abstract: Employee #1 disembarked from a forklift onto a storage platform to load furniture onto the forklift. While the forklift operator unloaded the furniture in another location, Employee #1 stayed on the storage platform to keep unstable material from tumbling over. Falling boxes knocked Employee #1 off the platform and he fell approximately 8 ft 1 in. to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized for treatment of bruises and lacerations to the body.

Keywords: LOADING, PLATFORM, WORK RULES, LACERATION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104384177			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Stock and inventory clerks

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