Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122110.015 - Employee is trapped in trench collapse and incurs minor abra

Accident Summary Nr: 122110.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405962.015	06/05/2019		237110	Watts Services, Llc

Abstract: On June 5, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a water and sewer line construction company, were working in an excavation and installing a sanitary sewer line. The trench partially collapsed, and Employee #1 was trapped to his waist for approximately two hours before he was freed. The employee was treated for minor abrasions. He did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Blunt force, Cave-In, Construction, Excavation, Installing, Pipeline, Sewer, Structural Collapse, Torso, Trapped, Trench, Trench Box, Unstable Soil, Wall

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405962.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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