Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117989.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 117989.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 07/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415663.015	07/16/2019		238910	Amec Commercial, Llc

Abstract: On July 16, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a commercial site. He was in an 8-foot trench and measuring its depth to find existing pipes when the trench collapsed onto the employee. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the collarbone, elbow, and multiple ribs.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buried, Collarbone, Construction, Elbow, Excavation, Fracture, Measuring Device, Pipe, Rib, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unprotected, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415663.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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