Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125838.015 - Employee suffers leg injury from trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 125838.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 04/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473933.015	05/01/2020		237110	Hudick Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 30, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a sewer/waterline installation contractor. Employee #1 was standing next to a section of new sewer line pipe inside the trench box. A vertical wall partially collapsed dislodging multiple large soil clods into the opening of the trench box striking Employee #1 on his right leg. Employee #1 sustained severe ligament and muscle injuries to his right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Excavation, Hospital, Leg, Ligament, Pipe, Sewer, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box, Water Pipe

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1473933.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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