Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201160272 - Employee Injured In Fall From Platform
Accident: 201160272 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/05/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126053214 | 05/28/1997 | 8211 | Lausd Stores Warehouse | ||||
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 5, 1997, Employee #1 was riding a wooden 34-inch by 36-inch by 86-inch work platform elevated by a forklift. Employee #1 was opening the vents in the ceiling. The operator of the forklift backed into a heater that was suspended from the ceiling of the warehouse. The wooden platform became dislodged from the forklift. Employee #1 fell 24 feet, landing on his right elbow. Employee #1 was transported to County U.S.C. General Hospital. | |||||||
Keywords:
platform, ventilation, warehouse, ceiling, heater, industrial truck, fall, elbow, backing up
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 126053214 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Stock and inventory clerks |