Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200823904 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Into Cofferdam

Accident Summary Nr: 200823904 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311250310	05/28/2008	1611	237310	Walsh Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on May 28, 2008, Employee #1 was positioning himself to assist in shooting the grade of the floor of a cofferdam. He was not wearing fall protection. He lost his balance and fell approximately ten feet and six inches into the cofferdam. A coworker tried to catch him as he fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises, contusions, and abrasions. The company had not provided Employee#1 with fall protection for use while moving into positions to perform the required job tasks.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over		16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311250310			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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