Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100310 - EMPLOYEE FRACTURED FACE DUE TO FALL IN MANHOLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201100310 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125668319	07/22/1997	1794	0	Jb Excavating Inc

Abstract: Two employees were working in a manhole in the southbound lane of a two-lane street. A barricade was placed on the north side of the manhole while the employees were working. Using an extension ladder, Employee #2 descended into the manhole. He asked Employee #1 to bring him a metal form stake. Employee #1 descended down the ladder, while he was on the third rung from the bottom, a motorist ran over the barricade and struck the ladder causing Employee #1 to fall. He suffered facial fractures and was hospitalized. Proper traffic control was not implemented.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, VEHICLE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FALL, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125668319			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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