Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506531 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Into a Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202506531 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311069256	03/28/2008	1799	238990	Crusader Fence Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on March 26, 2008, Employee #1 was preparing to set a post for a backstop in a 2-ft. by 8-ft shaft (hole #3). Employee #1's coworker was operating a Sky Trak All Terrain Powered Industrial. The post was suspended by rigging from the Powered Industrial Truck. Employee #1's coworker was driving towards the shaft and was approximately 15 ft. away from the shaft, when the post began to sway. Employee #1 tried to stabilize the shaft, took approximately three steps backwards, and fell into the shaft. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right femur as a result of the accident. There was no cover over the shaft at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311069256			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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