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Accident: 201042892 - Employee Falls Into Manhole Cover And Is Injured
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 310427877 | 12/19/2006 | 1794 | Bravo Underground, Inc. |
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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavation, landfill | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 7 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310427877 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Collapse of structure |