Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118276.015 - Employee falls into trench and sustains multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 118276.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 06/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409463.015	06/20/2019		237310	Ward & Burke Tunneling Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was above a trench and inspecting it for water. He walked onto a 4-foot by 4-foot piece of unsecured concrete balanced on the edge of the trench and fell into the trench. The employee was pinned against a trench box and injured. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractures to the collarbone and thigh bone.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collarbone, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Inspecting, Lost Balance, Manhole, Pinned, Thigh, Trench, Trench Box, Unsecured, Walking Surface, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1409463.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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