Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484102 - Employee injured in fall from retaining wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201484102 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125750323	04/05/2001	1611	0	Shasta Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 fell 20 feet from the top of an mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall to the unpaved roadway during a highway construction project. Employee #1 shattered both heels, and was hospitalized for two weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, RETAINING WALL, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125750323			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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