Accident Report Detail
Accident: 170204929 - Employee Injured In Fall Into Open Manhole
Accident: 170204929 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/14/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125487611 | 08/14/1998 | 1541 | A. Ruiz Construction Co. & Associates, Inc. | ||||
At approximately 9:45 a.m. on August 14, 1998, Employee #1, a laborer at Ruiz Construction Company & Associates, Inc., was assisting with a structural wall as a sewer line was being installed in a building. He stepped backward and fell approximately 14 ft into a 30 in. hole. Employee #1 sustained bumps and bruises, and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital. This accident resulted from failure to cover or provide guarding for the manhole opening, a violation of T8CCR 1632(h). After the accident, the hole was covered and barricaded. | |||||||
Keywords:
manhole cover, barrier guard, work rules, construction, fall, walking backward, manhole, unguarded, contusion
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 4 | 36 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125487611 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:30 Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |