Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202653846 - Employee Injures Back in Slip and Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202653846 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316651082	09/12/2012	1794	238910	Badger Daylighting Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 12, 2012, Employee #1, a machine operator, was standing on top of a 36 in. gas pipe located in a hole 14 ft in the ground. While extracting dirt from the bottom of the hole using a hydro vacuum pipe, Employee #1 slipped and fell 6 ft. Employee #1 was removed from the hole by the local fire department. Employee #1 was transported to San Jose Regional Hospital, where he was treated for unspecified back injuries. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, PIPE, SPRAIN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316651082			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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