Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112111.015 - Employee inspecting excavation falls, sustains fractures and

Accident Summary Nr: 112111.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 12/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1368029.015	12/20/2018		237110	David A. Bramble, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on December 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multi-employer construction project, the installation of a wastewater pump system at a water/sewer treatment plant. He was standing on the perimeter of a 16-foot by 20-foot excavation and inspecting the excavation when he was asked to move to a safer location. While moving, he lost his footing and fell through an orange warning net to a gravel surface, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured pelvis, multiple fractured ribs, and lacerations to his back and left hand.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Excavation, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Inspecting, Laceration, Lost Balance, Net, Pelvis, Rib, Waste Proc Fac

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition				16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1368029.015	72	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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