OSHA investigators arrived in Sun Valleys, CA on Wednesday, February 10th 2010 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Wells Capital Management which had occured on Friday, January 29th 2010. A employee had been injured when the employee fractured leg in office fall
Accident Date2010-01-29
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 29, 2010, Employee #1, an Executive Assis tant working for Wells Capital Management, was performing her normal office duti es and she walked to another office. Employee #2 approached her, causing her to step backward. She tripped, fell, and landed on her left side. Employee #1 state d that at the time of her accident, the carpet in the area was in good condition , and there were no other tripping hazards. Employee #1 was hospitalized and rec eived surgery for a fractured left femur.