Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127418.015 - Ruptured sewer cover strikes employee resulting in multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 127418.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1481516.015	06/30/2020		237110	Dave Schmitt Construction

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on June 27, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a water/sewer line contractor. There were two employees working at a sewer vault/manhole. Employee #1 had just finished grouting a pipe connection. Employee #1 was working within the manhole while wearing a harness and connected to a wench. A coworker was manually hoisting Employee #1 up out of the manhole. While Employee #1 was being hoisted a 54-inch sewer cover ruptured striking Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures including the skull, ribs, femurs, arm, face and shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Connecting, Cover, Face, Femur, Fracture, Harness, Hoist, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Pipe, Pipe Plug, Pipeline, Rib, Sewer, Shoulder, Skull, Struck By, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1481516.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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