Accident Report Detail

Accident: 99288.015 - Employee Falls Into A Manhole And Is Killed

**Accident: 99288.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 09/25/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1266156.015	09/25/2017		Olson Precast Company

At 10:45 a.m. on September 25, 2017, an employee was working next to an unprotec ted manhole above a new sewer line. The employee fell into the manhole approxima tely 22 feet to the lower level. The employee sustained abrasions and laceratio ns, cervical spine fracture, pulmonary contusions, and a skull fracture.The empl oyee was pronounced dead at the scene by a Coroner.

Keywords: fall, manhole, sewer

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1266156.015	46	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	FallDist: 22 FallHt:22 Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite FatCause:

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