Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102589.015 - Employee is caught in trench cave-in and hip is dislocated

Accident Summary Nr: 102589.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290783.015	01/30/2018		238910	Pba Ltd

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 23, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an engineering and construction company, was excavating a 4.5 feet deep trench. The trench caved in, and Employee #1 was struck by the collapsing soil and knocked against a standpipe. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a dislocated hip.

Keywords: Caught In, Cave-In, Construction, Dislocated, Excavation, Hip, Struck Against, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair				5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1290783.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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