Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112745 - Employee Injured In Fall Into Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 201112745 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126026558	09/20/2000	1799	0	San Marino Plastering

Abstract: Employee #1, a lather working for a plastering company, was carrying a 50-pound box of staples to use on a tract home being built. At the job site there was a 2-ft-wide common utility trench running across the site. Employee #1 attempted to jump across the trench, but when he landed on the other side he lost his balance and fell into the trench. The bottom of the trench was muddy and Employee #1's foot was stuck in the mud. The momentum of the fall caused Employee #1's leg to break. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126026558			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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