Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14264246 - Employee injured in fall into storm drain

Accident Summary Nr: 14264246 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103766671	05/19/1989	1611	0	J W J Contracting Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m., Employee #1, a construction laborer who had been employed by JWJ Contracting Co. for 14 years, and three coworkers were cleaning a portion of a newly constructed roadway. Employee #1 was working on the shoulder of the roadway. As he stepped off a small dirt hill to the roadway, he fell through an opening in the pavement that was covered with construction debris. Employee #1 dropped into a 24 in. storm drain pipe and fell approximately 20 to 25 feet to the bottom, sustaining serious injuries to his back and neck.

Keywords: DRAIN PIPE, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, NECK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103766671			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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