Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159134 - Employee's Skull Is Fractured in Fall from Storage Rack

Accident Summary Nr: 201159134 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125885905	02/26/2004	4225	493110	Big Lots Distribution Center

Abstract: At approximately 7:52 a.m. on February 11, 2004, Employee #1 was picking up plastic boxes from a pallet that was located on a rack 17 feet above the floor. The pallet was within 3.5 feet from the edge of the rack. Employee #1 stepped on the rack grating next to the pallet, the grating shifted, he fell to a lower rack, and then fell to the cement floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of a skull fracture and injuries of his neck, back, and left foot. No fall protection was provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, GRATING, SKULL, WALKING SURFACE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125885905			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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