Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127820.015 - Employee incurs infection in knee from prior worksite injury

Accident Summary Nr: 127820.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475494.015	05/18/2020		238130	Hi Point Construction

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 21, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were framing a new two-story townhome. An open 24-inch-deep utility trench was dug near where their lumber was staged. As Employee #1 and the coworker were retrieving lumber, Employee #1 inadvertently stepped into the open trench. Employee #1 did not fall or sustain any apparent injury and stepped out of the trench and continued to work. The employer reported to DOSH April 30th after being informed by Employee #1 that he had surgery on his knee due to an infection, and said it was related to stepping into the trench. Employee #1 had been hospitalized with an abscess of the right knee region and a MRSA infection.

Keywords: Fall, Framing, Infection, Knee, Lumber, Step, Trench, Utility

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475494.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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