OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221385271

AMERA ENTERPRISES, LLC

LOS ANGELES, CA· 2021-08-18T00:00:00

Event: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Clearing, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hole, Housekeeping, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Janitor, Manhole, Manhole Cover, Plywood, Struck Against, Walking Surface, Warning Sign, Wood, Wood Board, Work Surface
NAICS: 561720
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345492086
Employer profile: AMERA ENTERPRISES, LLC
Summary number: 221385271
Report ID: 0950641

Event description

Employee clearing site fractures back in fall into manhole

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee working as a custodian for a cleaning service was clearing a construction site. The employee was working at street level when he picked up a piece of plywood. He thought the plywood was just lying on the ground but it was covering a manhole. The employee fell through the manhole and struck the ground 25 feet below the surface. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back and multiple bruises.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
453

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