Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95485.015 - Employee installing culvert falls and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 95485.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 04/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232017.015	05/12/2017		238910	Arco Excavation & Paving

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on April 7, 2017, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was installing culverts along a road. He was laying waterproofing on a culvert when he tried to jump across the culvert instead of walking around it. Employee #1 fell to the culvert's concrete surface, a fall height of 5 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his tibia and fibula.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Pipeline

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1232017.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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