Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113247.015 - Employee falls into drainage canal and fractures hip

Accident Summary Nr: 113247.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 01/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374509.015	01/28/2019		237990	Aecom Technical Services Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 23, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a civil engineering and construction company, was inspecting an almost-completed reconstructed drainage canal, a multi-employer construction project. Employee #1 was walking on top of the 12-inch wide concrete retaining wall while photographing the work when he fell into the drainage canal, a fall height of 6 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured left hip and lacerations to his temple.

Keywords: Canal, Concrete Pipe, Construction, Drain Pipe, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hip, Inspecting, Laceration, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Repair, Retaining Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1374509.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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