Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201063021 - Employee Suffers Broke Lower Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201063021 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120279112	03/15/2000	1623	0	Arb Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on March 1, 2000, Employee #1 was walking alone around the end of the 8-ft-deep by 6-ft-wide ditch when he fell in and struck his left knee on a hydraulic jack supporting the shoring. Employee #1 was looking for a lifting chain when he made a quick turned and stepped at the edge of the trench, then slipped and fell into the trench. Employee#1 failed to make sure of firm footing while walking around the ditch. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left leg below the knee cap, and was hospitalized. There were no actual witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, HYDRAULIC JACK, SLIP, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120279112			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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