Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202422119 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202422119 -- Report ID: 0950652 -- Event Date: 12/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308492602	04/19/2005	1622	237990	Geo Envronmental, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on December 1, 2004, Employee #1, a geotechnical engineer, came down from the ladder into a bore pit to conduct soil tests. The employee was carrying a Troxler, Model Number 3440 nuclear density gauge, weighing 29 lbs. in his right hand. The employee fell 6 ft. to 12 ft from the ladder, striking his head on a pipe that was encased in a block of concrete. The employee suffered a skull fracture behind his right ear, facial paralysis on the right side, headaches, vertigo, and hearing loss.

Keywords: head, ladder, struck against, ear, skull, pit, fall, pipe, concrete

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308492602			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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