Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200675734 - Employee Sustains Contusions in Fall Into Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 200675734 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309429249	02/02/2006	1761	238160	Latite Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2006, Employee #1 was guiding a boom truck carrying roofing supplies into an area where the boom truck could reach the roof of a commercial building under construction. As he guided the truck back, he fell into a 7.5-foot deep trench, receiving bruises, contusions, and abrasions. He was removed by the fire and rescue squad and transported to a trauma center. He was hospitalized overnight and released the following day.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRENCH, WALKING SURFACE, ABRASION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309429249			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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