Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880490 - Employee injured in fall from elevated work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 200880490 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 11/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114105695	12/08/2000	1623	0	Patrick Concrete Construction,Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on top of a platform of formwork on top of a wall of a large concrete waste water treatment tank. Employee #1 was to measure for guardrails and anchor bolt placement prior to the pouring of concrete. Concrete was to be brought to the form location using the bucket of an excavator. The excavator operator was making a test run to insure proper clearance to do the job. Employee #1 on top of the formwork was next to the bucket of the excavator to check the clearance. The operator of the excavator could not hear what Employee #1 on the platform was saying and stood up in the cab of the excavator. As the operator sat back down, his arm or jacket accidentally moved the swing control of the excavator. The bucket of the excavator struck Employee #1 on the platform, knocking him from the platform and down 22 feet to the concrete floor of the tank. Employee #1 suffered a broken left leg and a back injury, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, BACK, EXCAVATOR, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	114105695			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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