Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126815.015 - Employee falls into trench and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 126815.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 06/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478065.015	06/09/2020		238220	Blalock Plumbing Electric And Hvac, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on June 8, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a plumbing/HVAC contractor. Employee #1 walked to the edge of a trench to get a better understanding of the job. A rock shifted under Employee #1 causing him to fall into the trench. Employee #1 suffered a fractured collar bone, fractured ribs, fractured sternum and collapsed lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collapsed lung, Collarbone, Excavation, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, HVAC, Lung, Plumbing, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1478065.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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