Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170150601 - FALL - TEMPORARY COVER ON FLOOR OPENING SLIPPED
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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119932788 | 12/17/1992 | 1731 | 0 | Sach Electric |
Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, WHO WAS ACTING AS FOREMAN AT A PUMPING PLANT, WAS ASKED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO COME TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PLANT. THE COWORKER HAD BEEN WORKING THERE ON A BUS DUCT AT A TRANSFORMER VAULT AND WANTED THE FOREMAN TO HAVE A LOOK. THE FOREMAN STEPPED UP ONTO THE TOP OF THE VAULT, WHICH HAD A 30-INCH-BY-36-INCH RECTANGULAR OPENING. THE OPENING WAS COVERED BY A WOODEN BOARD MEASURING 31.5 INCHES BY 53.5 INCHES RATHER THAN BY ITS STEEL PLATE COVER. WHEN THE FOREMAN STEPPED ON THE BOARD, IT TIPPED; AND HE FELL 8 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE VAULT. THE FOREMAN SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF HIS NUMBER TWO LUMBAR VERTEBRA AND WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 119932788 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electricians |