Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123370.015 - Employee fractures leg in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 123370.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 12/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457716.015	01/22/2020		237110	Lincoln County Board Of Public Utilities

Abstract: At 4:50 a.m. on December 29, 2019, an employee was standing in a trench helping guide a replacement pipe into place when the trench wall collapsed. The falling soil hit the suspended 20-foot long,12-inch diameter iron pipe causing it to swing and strike the employee in the leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured leg.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Metal Pipe, Pipe, Struck By, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1457716.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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