Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119015.015 - Employee's arm is fractured when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 119015.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423957.015	08/15/2019		237130	Tejon Constructors Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 10, 2019, Employee #1 was digging a 5-foot deep trench for a residential utility installation. The trench collapsed onto the employee. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a right arm fracture.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Caught In, Cave-In, Excavation, Fracture, Residential Construction, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Undrgrd Installation, Undrgrd Power Line, Unguarded, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1423957.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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