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Accident Summary Nr: 130189.015 - Employee fractures lumbar in fall from riprap retaining wall
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1496656.015 | 10/09/2020 | 237310 | Almeda Genoa Constructors |
Abstract: At 3:00 a.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a civil engineering contractor was lowering lumber forms from a riprap retaining wall (ramp). While the employee was lowering a form to a coworker located at ground level, the employee tripped over a cable and fell approximately 8 feet to the lower level. The employee was not wearing fall protection. The employee was hospitalized to treat a lumbar fracture.
Keywords:
Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cable, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Highway, Highway work zone, Lumbar Fracture, Lumber, Material Handling, Retaining Wall, Road, Tripped, Work Surface
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | New project or new addition | 8 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1496656.015 | 61 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: |