Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14434278 - Employee fractures spine in fall into culvert

Accident Summary Nr: 14434278 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 12/11/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103842993	12/13/1989	0133	0	Olokele Sugar Co Ltd

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 11, 1989, Employee #1 was spraying herbicide on tall weeds at the edge of sugar cane field #61. When he stepped on a badly rusted culvert cover, it collapsed, and he fell 24 ft into the culvert, landing on soft dry dirt. The culvert cover was overgrown with tall grass and not visible. It was made of 1/8 in. steel and measured 32 in. by 36 in. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a burst fracture of L-1 with fragments in the spinal canal.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, AGRICULTURE, FALL, UNSTABLE SOIL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103842993			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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