Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121441.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 121441.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 11/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443007.015	11/06/2019		237110	Braaten Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on November 1, 2019, an employee was digging a trench with an excavator. The employee entered the trench and it collapsed. The employee was hospitalized to treat broken ribs, a crushed collarbone, and a broken jaw.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Collapse, Collarbone, Excavator, Jaw, Rib, Trench, Trench Digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443007.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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