Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102176.015 - Employee falls from engine and ruptures spleen

Accident Summary Nr: 102176.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 01/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287564.015	01/12/2018		237990	Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C.

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on January 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a dredging company, was engaged in shoreline maintenance work. He was standing on top of a pump engine and using a wrench to tighten an expansion flange when the wrench slipped. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, first striking a guardrail and then impacting the engine's lower level, a fall height of 7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a ruptured spleen.

Keywords: Construction, Engine, Fall, Fall Protection, Lost Balance, Maintenance, Pump, Repair, Rupture, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair			0	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1287564.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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