Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776102 - Employee Is Injured in Fall While Installing Shoring Panels

Accident Summary Nr: 200776102 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315092197	11/18/2010	1799	238990	Amco Llc

Abstract: On November18, 2010, Employee # 1 and his crew were installing shorings for a project involving replacement of culverts and roadway expansion. Employee # 1 fell or was knocked from a wailer while installing steel sheet shoring panels, when the sheet fell from the hammer. Employee # 1 was transported to Brigham's and Woman's Hospital in Boston, MA. Employee #1 was treated for internal bleeding and unspecified injuries to abdominal organs.

Keywords: INSTALLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SHORING, STOMACH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315092197			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Erection of coffer dams, caissons Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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