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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1409463.01506/20/2019237310Ward & 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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