Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201120508 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS BACK INJURY DUE TO SLIP AND FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 201120508 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125514489	09/11/1997	1611	0	Independent Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 a.m. on August 29, 1997, Employee #1 was working to repair a leakage hydraulic hose on a large "Scraper" at a construction site. As Employee #1 tried to tighten a nut on the hose with a wrench, he applied force to the wrench by using his foot. Employee #1's foot slipped off the wrench and he fell. Employee #1 required hospitalization for his injuries.

Keywords: LEAK, WRENCH, FRACTURE, SCRAPER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, HYDRAULIC LINE, BACK, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125514489			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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