Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486817 - Maintenance Worker Is Injured in Fall from Rock Fall Fence

Accident Summary Nr: 202486817 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125821785	03/19/2008	1611	237310	Ca Transportation

Abstract: Employee #1, employed by the State of California Department of Transportation as a maintenance worker, was assisting in the repair of a rock fall fence. Employee #1 was using a system of ropes, shackles and climbing gear to support him as he climbed over the sloped hill side. Some points were vertical. Employee #1 tied off to the fence cables at the top of the hill side. Employee #1 tied off to a shackle. Employee #1 tied off to the shackle pin instead of the saddle portion. While working, the movement of Employee #1's rope on the pin caused it to come loose. This caused Employee #1 to fall approximately 20 feet to the roadway. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his feet and back. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, PIN, CONSTRUCTION, SHACKLE, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FENCE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125821785			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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