The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, March 5th 2013 by OSHA representitives in Fremont, CA which had occured previously at Quanta Computer Usa, Inc.. A employee had been injured when the employee suffered fractured when struck by falling cabinet
Accident Date2013-02-22
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt approximately 10:30 a.m. on February 22, 2013, Employee #1 was manually moving an 8-ft tall and about 600 lb. server cabinet towards a testing area. During the transfer of the cabinet two wheels got stuck on the concrete floor bump and fell striking the employee's right thigh and left foot. A coworker called Emergency Medical Service and the employee was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for fractured bones. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.