OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221465859
KML SERVICES, INC.
GARDENA, CA·
Event description
Employee receives leg fracture and multiple contusions when
Investigation abstract
At 1:15 p.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee operated a scissor lift to remove plastic sheeting from the ceiling of a warehouse. As the employee moved the scissor lift to a new section, the wheels of the lift dropped into a hole in the cement floor, the scissor lift tipped over, and the employee fell approximately fifteen feet. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat a left leg fracture and contusions to the knee, hip, waist, and shoulder on the employee's left side.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 7010
- Fall distance
- 15
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