Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170719231 - Employee partially paralyzed in fall from storage shelf

Accident Summary Nr: 170719231 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120058383	11/30/1992	3999	0	Bugle Boy Industries

Abstract: On November 21, 1992, Employee #1, of Bugle Boy Industries, climbed to the top of a steel storage rack to check some stock numbers. Upon reaching the top of the storage rack system, the employee stepped on a box, which caused him to lose his balance. Employee #1 fell 15 ft and landed on the concrete floor. He was taken by ambulance to the Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, and he was later transferred to the Northridge Hospital. Employee #1 is still partially paralyzed from his back being broken.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PARALYSIS, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, FALL, STORAGE RACK, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120058383			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stock and inventory clerks

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