Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126274.015 - Employee fractures leg, hip and femur in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 126274.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 05/07/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474510.015	05/08/2020		238910	Dixie Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 7, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a residential general contractor. Employee #1 was installing a pipe within a trench which was 3 feet deep. The wall collapsed striking and trapping the leg of Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered a fractured leg, hip, and femur and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Collapse, Excavation, Femur, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Struck By, Trapped, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474510.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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