Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98231.015 - Worker falls into concrete vault and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 98231.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248523.015	07/20/2017		237110	Concrete General, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on July 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a concrete company, was performing work above an underground concrete utility vault. He was standing above the vault and shoveling stone for backfill around the vault's perimeter. Four hole covers were not secured. Employee #1 displaced a cover with his feet and fell to the concrete floor of the vault, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his fall-related injuries.

Keywords: Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Undrgrd Installation, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1248523.015	17	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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