Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202478210 - Warehouseman Suffers Multiple Fractures in Fall
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312669617 | 03/02/2012 | 2512 | 337121 | Waterhill Ltd |
Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 25, 2012, three employees were working to tear down a long section of storage racks located to the rear of a furniture warehouse. Employee #1 and a coworker were positioned on the second level of the storage rack, while another coworker operated the forklift. Employee #1 and the coworker were sliding the third level flooring overhead onto the adjacent forklift using their hands. Employee #1 was standing closest to the leading edge of the storage rack when he stepped forward and fell approximately 6 ft to the concrete floor below. Employee #1, a 44-yr-old male warehouseman, sustained serious injuries including multiple fractures, and he spent 10 days recovering in the hospital.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 312669617 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |