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Accident: 108889.015 - Employee Incurs Concussion And Hip Fracture When Trench Coll
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1344264.015 | 09/04/2018 | Ked Development, Inc. |
At 4:00 p.m. on August 31, 2018, an employee was working in a six foot trench wi th vertical walls to dislodge a trench box for removal. During this process, the side wall of the trench collapsed and fell onto the employee and partially buri ed him. The impact caused a hip fracture and a concussion when the employee's he ad struck against the trench box and the employee was hospitalized for his injur ies.
Keywords:
collapse, concussion, dismantling, falling object, fracture, head, hip, pelvis, struck against, struck by, trench, trench box
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1344264.015 | 34 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: |