Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201560307 - Employee injured in fall from tipped waste skip
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301163804 | 10/27/1999 | 1799 | 0 | Eagle Environmental Inc |
Abstract: Employee #1 attempted to climb into a waste skip, which was elevated approximately 30 feet by a fork lift. The skip tipped, dropping Employee #1 out onto the concrete surface below. Employee #1 was not protected by any fall protection. Eagle Environment does provide fall protection training for their employees on a monthly basis. Fall protection equipment was on site at the time of the accident but was not being utilized by the Eagle Environmental employees. Employee #1 was attempting to remove bagged asbestos waste. Instructions were given to the employees not to cover the lift cables, which were attached to the waste skip. At least a portion of one cable was buried. Employee #1 entered the waste skip to uncover the cable. He pulled on the cable causing the skip to tip him out onto the concrete floor 30 feet below. Employee #1 was reported to have entered the elevated skip the day before the accident and he was not reprimanded by Eagle Environmental. The accident occurred when Employee #1 entered the waste skip a second time. Note that the fork lift, its operator and waste skip were all controlled by Jacobsen Construction, who was trying to aid the asbestos abatement crew.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 3 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301163804 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating |
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