Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108884.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries during excavation cave in

Accident Summary Nr: 108884.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320941.015	06/12/2018		237110	F D M Contracting Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 5, 2020, two workers were in an excavation locating a water line to a home to relocate water line shut off. The excavation was benched on east and west sides. The west side failed and pinned the employee against the east side. The lower bench was greater than the step back for previously excavated soil. Employee sustained a fractured pelvis, injured knee and torn muscles. The employee was hosptilized. The event date of June 5, 2020 is not clear and conflicting since the closing date was back September of 2018.

Keywords: Cave-In, Excavation, Fracture, Knee, Pelvis, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320941.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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