OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #945154

FRACTURE,HEAD,CLEANING,POOL,FALL,ARM,ANKLE,WATER

1988-11-02T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,CLEANING,POOL,FALL,ARM,ANKLE,WATER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 945154
Report ID: 453710

Event description

Employee injured by fall into water retention basin

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was washing down a water retention basin with a water hose when he f ell 18 ft from the side of the basin to the bottom. He sustained head, arm, and ankle injuries and he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
2

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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