Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103863.015 - Employee is injured when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 103863.015 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1272252.015	10/20/2017		236220	Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on October 18, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a healthcare consortium, was working in a trench at a depth of approximately 6.5 feet. The trench's vertical walls had no shoring or protective devices. Employee #1 was manually clearing dirt away from a 6-inch diameter water pipe when part of the trench wall behind him collapsed. Employee #1 was struck and partially buried by the collapsing dirt. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip.

Keywords: Buried, Construction, Dislocated, Fracture, Hip, Pelvis, Shoring, Structural Collapse, Trench, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1272252.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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