Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105673.015 - Employee installing bracing is injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 105673.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1316775.015	05/10/2018		237130	W&R Construction Company, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 10, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project. The employee was inside a trench and installing shielding braces to protect employees who would be working in the trench. A trench face collapsed, the bracing failed, and Employee #1 was pinned against the opposite side of the trench. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a concussion, abrasions, and contusions.

Keywords: Abrasion, Bracing, Caught In, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Installing, Pinned, Structural Collapse, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1316775.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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