Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202251450 - Employee falls into excavated hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202251450 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 11/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308297423	11/08/2004	1721	238320	Energetic Painting & Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, working for Energetic Painting and Drywall Inc. in Reno, NV, was dismantling a scaffold when he backed into an excavation where a septic tank had been placed. Employee #1 slid in the area between the excavation wall and the tank. Employee #1 was able to get out of the excavated hole and go to a hospital, where he underwent surgery for internal bleeding.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, DISMANTLING, ABRASION, FALL, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308297423			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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