Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14295828 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER LOST BALANCE AND FELL 13 FEET INTO TANK

Accident Summary Nr: 14295828 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2855625	01/09/1987	1771	0	Lee Foundation Co, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A 13 FOOT HIGH CONCRETE WALL, EXTRACTING SCAFFOLD PLANKS FROM THE FLOCCULATION TANK. AS HE BENT OVER TO REACH A PLANK BEING HANDED TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE TANK. HE SUFFERED A SHATTERED ELBOW AND CRACKED PELVIS. FALL PROTECTION HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2855625			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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