Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506879 - Employee Fractures Ribs in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202506879 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/08/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311072086	02/23/2009	1611	237310	O.C. Jones & Sons, Inc.,

Abstract: On January 8, 2009, Employee #1 was working inside a precast concrete drainage vault to guide a concrete drainage inlet into place. As Employee #1 was located on a ledge inside the vault, approximately 18 inches above the bottom level, a loader operator lowered the drainage inlet into place. During this process, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, striking his left upper torso against the fixed ladder rungs on the opposite wall of the drainage vault. Employee #1 later requested medical treatment and was taken to a nearby medical facility, where he was treated for fractured ribs.

Keywords: CHEST, ELECTRICAL VAULT, DRAIN PLUG, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, LOADER, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311072086			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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