Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95249.015 - Employee falls into shaft and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 95249.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 01/31/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1229796.015	05/03/2017		237310	Brayman Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on January 31, 2017, an employee was changing the teeth on a core barrel. The employer had completed drilling an approximate 30 inch diameter by 9 foot deep hole for a piling. The employee was standing approximately 6 to 8 feet from the hole. The employee then went limp and fell head first into the hole. Other coworkers responded and removed the employee from the hole. EMS responded and the employee was transported to the hospital. The employee suffered a fractured cervical vertebrae for which the he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Pile Driver, Shaft, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1229796.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Pile driving Fatality Cause:

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