Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105124.015 - Employee is buried waist deep in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 105124.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 04/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312500.015	04/30/2018		237110	Enviroworks, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working inside a trench and measuring a length of pipe prior to its installation. A trench wall collapsed, and Employee #1 was pinned against the wall, waist deep in dirt. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was hospitalized for observation and treatment of a knee injury.

Keywords: Buried, Construction, Excavation, Knee, Pinned, Pipe, Pipeline, Structural Collapse, Trench, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1312500.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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