Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114894.015 - Employee sustains crushing injuries in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 114894.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 03/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1382602.015	03/05/2019		237110	Gruber Excavating, Inc

Abstract: 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 excavation that had no protective system and, using a hand shovel, proceeded to remove soil from the building foundation. A sheet of soil sloughed off the north side wall of the excavation, striking and partially engulfing the employee. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted. Employee #1 required treatment for crushing injuries that included two fractured 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1382602.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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