Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104492.015 - Employee falls into basement excavation and breaks ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 104492.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1306912.015	04/06/2018		238110	Landavazo Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:00 a.m. on March 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a concrete construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new two-story building. He was loading and lowering 10-foot long concrete pump hoses and other equipment into a below-grade basement excavation. As he attempted to free up a concrete vibrator machine that was stuck on rebar, Employee #1 fell over a guardrail, struck a basement wall, and fell into the excavation, a fall height of approximately 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a compound fracture of the right ankle that required two surgeries and hospitalization for approximately 5 days.

Keywords: Ankle, Concrete, Construction, Excavation, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Loading, Material Handling

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1306912.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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