Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103844.015 - Employee in trench collapse fractures pelvis

Accident Summary Nr: 103844.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1301459.015	03/13/2018		237110	Kappa Development & General Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 9, 2018, Employee #1 and coworker, employed by a construction company, were excavating a trench. The coworker was operating a trackhoe, and Employee #1 was guiding his coworker. A section of the trench collapsed, and Employee #1 was caught in the collapse. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Backhoe, Caught In, Construction, Construction vehicle, Excavation, Fall, Fracture, Pelvis, Structural Collapse, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other				9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1301459.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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