Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655829 - Employee sprains his back in fall into trench box

Accident Summary Nr: 655829 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122122898	10/14/1997	1623	0	Fafard Real Estate & Development Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was adjusting an extension ladder when he fell approximately 20 ft into a trench box. He was hospitalized for treatment of a sprained back.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, EXTENSION LADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, SPRAIN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Other		Under $50,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122122898			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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