Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170204929 - Employee injured in fall into open manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 170204929 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125487611	08/14/1998	1541	0	A. Ruiz Construction Co. & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on August 14, 1998, Employee #1, a laborer at Ruiz Construction Company & Associates, Inc., was assisting with a structural wall as a sewer line was being installed in a building. He stepped backward and fell approximately 14 ft into a 30 in. hole. Employee #1 sustained bumps and bruises, and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital. This accident resulted from failure to cover or provide guarding for the manhole opening, a violation of T8CCR 1632(h). After the accident, the hole was covered and barricaded.

Keywords: MANHOLE COVER, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, MANHOLE, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125487611			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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