Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117986.015 - Employee is buried when trench collapses and incurs fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 117986.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 07/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415639.015	07/16/2019		237110	Romero'S Foundations Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 15, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at a residential construction site. He was in a trench and cleaning soil off a water line, prepping it for connection. The trench collapsed, along with the spoil pile that was approximately 1 foot from the edge of the trench. The employee was completely covered with the collapsed soil and debris. Emergency services were called and transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured jaw and lacerations to the ear and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Buried, Cleaning, Ear, Excavation, Fracture, Jaw, Laceration, Residential Construction, Shovel, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unprotected, Unsecured, Unstable Soil, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415639.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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