Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042892 - Employee Falls Into Manhole Cover and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201042892 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 12/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310427877	12/19/2006	1794	238910	Bravo Underground, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a coworker, and the foreman were in a 10 ft deep excavation. They had been contracted to open the top cover of a 7 ft deep manhole, fill it with soil, and then replace the cover. The workers were using jackhammers around two sides of the top cover when the center top caved in and Employee #1 fell into the manhole. The coworkers quickly grabbed onto chains that had been attached to the top cover to help remove it. Emergency Services responded and extracted Employee #1 from inside the manhole. He was transported to University Medical Center, where he admitted for treatment.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, MANHOLE COVER, COVER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MANHOLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310427877			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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