Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201036415 - Employee Is Injured in Retaining Wall Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201036415 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/29/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120226709	11/01/2004	1799	561790	Navarro Landscape Lp

Abstract: On September 29, 2004, Employee #1, with Navarro Landscape, was in an excavation between two retaining walls (one under construction) removing loose soil. He and coworkers shoveled dirt over the wall under construction to an excavated space on the opposite side. The pressure exerted by the soil caused the top 3 ft of the wall to partially collapse. Employee #1 was struck by falling blocks. He was hospitalized at Whittier Hospital for a fractured leg.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, RETAINING WALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120226709			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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