Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96135.015 - Employee falls into trench, incurs concussion, and fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 96135.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237938.015	06/07/2017		236220	Sukut Construction, Llc; Sukut Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on June 2, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were working on a pipe installation, part of a road construction project. They were positioned near the edge of an 11-foot trench/excavation and using large wrenches to tighten bolts on a 24-inch butterfly valve. Employee #1 was approximately 4 feet away from the trench when his wrench slipped from a bolt. He stumbled backward and fell into the trench, a fall height of approximately 11 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was extracted from the trench and transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a mild concussion and compression fractures to spinal vertebrae T8, T11, and T12.

Keywords: Bolt, Butterfly Valve, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Trench, Wrench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1237938.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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