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Accident: 114894.015 - Employee Sustains Crushing Injuries In Trench Collapse
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1382602.015 | 03/05/2019 | Gruber Excavating, Inc |
At 10:53 a.m. on March 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was working at the site of a residential structure. He entered an 8-foot deep e xcavation that had no protective system and, using a hand shovel, proceeded to r emove soil from the building foundation. A sheet of soil sloughed off the north side wall of the excavation, striking and partially engulfing the employee. Em ergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted . Employee #1 required treatment for crushing injuries that included two fractu red ribs, a punctured lung, and a collapsed lung.
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, collapsed lung, crushed, engulfed, excavation, falling object, fracture, puncture, residential construction, rib, shovel, struck by, structural collapse, trench, unprotected, wall
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | 1 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1382602.015 | 30 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: |