Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 971515 - Employee suffers fractures in fall from catwalk
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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105598296 | 11/14/1989 | 5331 | 0 | Fred Meyer |
Abstract: At about 1:10 a.m. on November 14, 1989, Employee #1 was installing a video camera in the ceiling area above the sales counter. Employee #1 was on an unguarded suspended catwalk above the ceiling tiles. While reaching for an electrical cord, he lost his balance and fell from the catwalk through the ceiling tiles, onto a display rack, then to the tiled concrete floor. The catwalk was about 8 to 10 inches above the ceiling tiles and the display rack was about 8 feet from the ceiling; the ceiling to floor distance was about 11 feet. The accident was witnessed by another employee who was assisting in the installation. The injuries sustained included a pelvis broken in three places, a broken T-7 vertebra, and a broken left wrist. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 105598296 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers |