Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157286 - Employee injures back while removing boulder from manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 201157286 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862125	05/08/2003	4952	221320	Eco Resources, Inc.

Abstract: At about 10:00 a.m. on May 23, 2002, Employee #1 and two coworkers were removing a boulder (approximately 21 in. long, 14 in. wide, and weighing 300 lbs) from a sewer manhole (25 in. diameter and 28 ft deep) by using two ropes attached to two pickup trucks. As the boulder reached the edge of the manhole, it became stuck on the access ladder. When Employee #1 and a coworker, an Assistant Manager, tried to pull the boulder by hand, Employee #1 injured his back. About an hour later, he informed the Assistant Manager of his injury, and was advised to see a doctor. Both X-rays and an MRI indicated a ruptured disc. He was hospitalized for surgeries in September and October of 2002.

Keywords: SEWER, ROPE, BOULDER, LADDER, BACK, PICKUP TRUCK, MANHOLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300862125			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, light

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