Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201113198 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Retaining Wall

Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
Accident: 201113198 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/01/2001
120310024	08/03/2001	1521	Fdc Corporation
On August 1, 2001, Employee #1 was removing the form work from an upper retaining wall. This wall was separated from a lower retaining wall by a 3-ft section of sloped dirt. The lower retaining wall was approximately 10 ft tall and the upper wall was approximately 6 ft tall. Employee #1 was standing 2 to 3 ft away from the edge of the upper retaining wall and using a pick axe to remove a 2 by 8 piece of form work. The board came loose unexpectedly, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance. He fell 10 ft onto the section of dirt and then rolled down and fell another 10 ft. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.
Keywords: concrete form work, wall, construction, fall, retaining wall, lost balance, unstable position
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	27
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	120310024			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt:16 Cause: Backfilling and compacting FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR