Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125609.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall into pier hole

Accident Summary Nr: 125609.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472999.015	04/23/2020		238910	2m Foundation Drilling, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 20, 2020, Employee #1 was standing at the edge of an approximately 48-inch diameter hole that was approximately 18 feet deep. Employee #1 was using a winch cable off the back of the drilling rig with a hook on it attempting to retrieve a shovel that had fallen into the hole. Employee#1 lost his footing and fell into the hole and suffered a broken right leg in two places. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Attachment Hook, Broken Bone, Cable, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Fall, Fracture, Hole, Hospital, Leg, Lost Balance, Shovel, Standing, Winch

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1472999.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Drillers, earth	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause:

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