Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170697874 - Employee injures wrist and ankle in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170697874 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/28/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111908315	05/14/1992	1623	0	H. C. Price Construction Co.

Abstract: On April 28, 1992, Employee #1, a field engineer for H.C. Price, was working on the company's 42 in. underground pipe installation project near Newell, CA. The company was surveying for the trench centerline. While walking along the edge of the trench, Employee #1 tripped over a rock and fell to the ground, fracturing his left wrist and left ankle. He then rolled into the more than 8 ft deep trench. He was not sure whether he fractured his ankle when he fell or when he rolled into the trench. Employee #1 was taken to Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Falls, OR, for treatment. He was released the same day. No regulation violations were found; no citations were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROCK, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TRIPPED, FALL, ANKLE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111908315			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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