Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126240.015 - Employee breaks arm when trapped by collapsing trench wall

Accident Summary Nr: 126240.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 12/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453169.015	12/20/2019		236220	Clayton Properties Group, Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 19, 2019, an employee working as a plumber for a commercial building contractor entered an excavation to install conduit for electrical utilities. The side of the excavation collapsed and trapped the employee in the excavation. A coworker was able to exit the excavation without injuries. The employee broke his left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Arm, Broken Bone, Caught In, Collapse, Competent Person, Conduit, Construction, Crushed, Elec Utility Work, Electrical Work, Excavation, Fracture, Inexperience, Installing, Trapped, Trench, Unstable Soil

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1453169.015	27	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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