Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102501.015 - Employee is buried when excavation spoil pile collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 102501.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1289970.015	01/25/2018		238110	Tor Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on January 24, 2018, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by a construction company, was installing Simon concrete forms inside an excavation. The excavation measured approximately 11 feet long by 22 feet wide by 4 feet deep. An unstable spoil pile along the west side of the excavation collapsed onto Employee #1 and pinned him from waist to head. Other employees in the area uncovered Employee #1's face and dug him out. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left hand and abrasions.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Excavation, Falling Object, Fracture, Hand, Struck By, Unstable Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1289970.015	60	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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