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Accident Summary Nr: 109631.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when partially buried in t

Accident Summary Nr: 109631.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1343630.015	08/27/2018		238910	Tab Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on August 25, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the site of an excavation for a pipeline installation. He entered the trench to inspect pipe and conduit. The walls of the trench caved in, and Employee #1 was buried from the knees down. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a dislocated collarbone and contusions to his shoulders, ribs, and chest.

Keywords: Buried, Caught In, Cave-In, Chest, Collarbone, Construction, Contusion, Dislocated, Excavation, Inspecting, Pipeline, Rib, Rock, Shoulder, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1343630.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Spotter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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