Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023348 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Into Vault

Accident Summary Nr: 201023348 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/06/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125485201	12/30/2010	1731	238210	Aerial Aces Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 6, 2010, Employee #1 was working for a telecommunications contractor, and he was assigned the task of pulling phone lines into a vault. The vault measured approximately 4 feet by 6 feet and measured 52 inches in depth. Employee #1 prepared to enter the vault and fell into the vault headfirst. Employee #1 fell on his head, sustaining a fracture of the skull. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COMMUNICATION CABLE, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125485201			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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