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Accident: 98916.015 - Worker Falls From Retaining Wall And Fractures Ankle
Accident: 98916.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/08/2017 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1262899.015 | 09/12/2017 | Larry Wong | |||||
| At 12:00 p.m. on September 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in site clearing/demolition behind a motel/inn. He was attempting to clear ivy and other plants from a hill above a 4-foot retaining wall when he lost his footing, slipped, and fell off the wall, a fall height of 6 feet. The site foreman took him first to a chiropractor, and then to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured right ankle. | |||||||
Keywords:
retaining wall, ankle, cleaning, construction, fall protection, lost balance, fracture, fall, demolition, slip
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1262899.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Landscaping FatCause: Other |