Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170629893 - Employee fractures ankle after fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170629893 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 12/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125788398	05/02/2001	1629	0	Granite Construction Company

Abstract: On December 1, 2000, Employee #1 fell approximately 10 feet while finishing concrete and fractured his ankle. The employee was walking backwards toward a 15-foot deep drive-over pit without a railing.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, PIT, FALL, UNGUARDED, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125788398			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Loading dock forming and pouring Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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