Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130256.015 - Employee falls into pier foundation hole, suffers paralysis

Accident Summary Nr: 130256.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1495120.015	09/30/2020		238110	Top Concrete Llc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 A.M. on September 29, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, working for a concrete and structures contractor, were performing pier foundation pre-drilling operations. The employees were tying rebar columns and covering the pier foundation drilling shaft holes with 4x4 sections of plywood. Two other employees drilled four pier foundation drilling shafts/holes. The coworker of concrete company began shouting that Employee #1 of the concrete company had fallen approximately 37 feet into the pier foundation hole while trying to remove the plywood cover. Employees from the drilling contractor repositioned the drilling auger, attached a harness to the drill rig service winch, and lowered the harness to Employee #1. Employee #1 put the harness on and was pulled out of the hole. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for paralysis below the waist.

Keywords: Auger, Concrete, Concrete Finisher, Construction, Drill, Fall, Fall Protection, Harness, Paralysis, Pier, Plywood, Rebar

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				37

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1495120.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 37 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause:

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