Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549531 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Into Waste Water Basin

Accident Summary Nr: 202549531 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309303378	10/09/2008	4941	221310	Orange County Sanitation District

Abstract: On September 4, 2008, Employee #1 was cleaning and servicing a sedimentation basin at a waste water treatment plant. The basin measured approximately 100 ft by 20 ft and was about 30 ft deep. It had been drained; however, some sediment remained at the basin floor. Employee #1 opened a hatch measuring 26 in. by 26 in. to drop in two water hoses. As he was positioning the end of one hose into the hatch, he fell through the opening about 30 ft to the floor of the basin. Employee #1 was hospitalized for multiple trauma, including a fractured right femur.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONFINED SPACE, HATCH, CLEANING, HOSE, WASTE PROC FAC, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309303378			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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