Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170865737 - Employee injured in fall from retaining wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170865737 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125867176	09/16/1998	1622	0	Rgw Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of RGW Construction, was part of a crew setting forms at a highway construction site. He was working at a height of 20 to 25 ft and had set wedges at several locations when he decided to climb to the top of the retaining wall. Employee #1 lost his grip and fell to the concrete base, fracturing his right leg and arm, and his left ankle.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, HIGHWAY, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, RETAINING WALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125867176			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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