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Accident: 115910.015 - Two Employees Are Injured When Trapped In Trench Collapse
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1397859.015 | 05/02/2019 | Complete Enhancement, Llc. |
At 2:00 p.m. on May 1, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construct ion 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, trap ping 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 req uire 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
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-family dwelling | Maintenance or repair | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1397859.015 | 47 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction Laborer | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |