Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201035771 - Employee Fractures Leg After Tripping While Walking Backward

Accident Summary Nr: 201035771 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/06/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305475048	01/29/2004	1799	238990	Rampart Hydro Service

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on December 6, 2003, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for a construction contractor that specialized in hydrodemolition blasting operations. He was a union member hired from the union hall. Employee #1 was working at the bottom of an approximately 180 ft by 42 ft by 18 ft concrete pit called a clarifier, which is used to settle out sewage. Employee #1 was operating a 6 in. vacuum hose at the bottom of the north end of the clarifier, vacuuming excess water and debris. While walking backward, he tripped over the vacuum hose and sustained a fracture of the lower leg. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: fracture, demolition, hose, tripped, pit, walking backward, leg

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305475048			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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