Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539854 - Employee Falls Down Shaft, Suffers Contusions

Accident Summary Nr: 202539854 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300868981	08/21/2008	1799	238990	Park West Landscape

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on August 9, 2008, Employee #1 was planting a tree near an opening. The tree needed to be planted at a small area near a wall and next to an opening. Employee #1 tried to gain access and went under caution tape and stepped onto a board used to cover an opening 22-ft by 3-ft 5-in. and 15-ft 4-in. deep. The opening was an intake air shaft for the generator. The board did not support his weight and he fell to the bottom of the shaft. Employee #1 sustained contusions to his right hip, left elbow and right palm. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately eight hours.

Keywords: AIR SHAFT, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300868981			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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