Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121345.015 - Employee fractures ankle and hip in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 121345.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 10/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442374.015	11/04/2019		237110	Rutjens Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 30, 2019, an employee was attempting to attach a bore extension to the underground boring machine. The excavator that was scooping out the soil that the boring machine had deposited in the trench bumped against one of the walls of the trench. This caused soil to slough off onto the employee, resulting in injuries. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle and hip.

Keywords: Ankle, Boring Machine, Collapse, Excavation, Excavator, Fracture, Hip, Trench, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1442374.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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