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Accident Summary Nr: 113721.015 - Employee Receives Leg Fracture When Trench Collapses
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1350088.015 | 10/01/2018 | 237110 | Biszko Contracting, Corp. |
Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 1, 2018, an employee worked to connect a water pipe in a trench. At some point, the employee stepped out of the trench box to remove the chain from a pipe when the side of the trench collapsed onto the employee's leg . The employee received a fractured tibia and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Keywords:
collapse, connecting, fracture, leg, tibia, trench, trench box, water pipe
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Maintenance or repair | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1350088.015 | 61 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |