Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115910.015 - Two employees are injured when trapped in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 115910.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 05/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397859.015	05/02/2019		238390	Complete Enhancement, Llc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 1, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were digging by hand a trench in Type C soil outside a multifamily residential structure in preparation to install new piping. The trench measured 8 feet deep, 13 feet long, and 18 inches wide. The trench wall collapsed, trapping both employees. Emergency services responded. Employee #1, whose legs had been pinned by the soil and rock, was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of contusions and lacerations. His coworker did not require medical treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buried, Caught In, Collapse, Contusion, Excavation, Installing, Laceration, Leg, Maintenance, Pinned, Repair, Residential Construction, Rock, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unprotected, Unstable Soil, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			0	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397859.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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