Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114872.015 - Employee sustains traumatic injuries when buried in trench c

Accident Summary Nr: 114872.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384672.015	03/13/2019		237110	Superior Facilities Maintenance Services, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 5, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in maintenance/repair work at a commercial construction site. He was connecting lengths of pipe in a trench that measured approximately 14 feet deep by 12 feet wide by 20 feet long. The wall of the trench collapsed, and the employee was buried up to his arm pits. A rescue ensued, and the employee was transported by emergency services to the hospital. He was admitted for treatment of traumatic compression/crushing injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buried, Construction, Crushing, Excavation, Installing, Maintenance, Repair, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unguarded, Unprotected, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384672.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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