Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129851.015 - Employee suffers leg fracture from trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 129851.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 04/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474528.015	05/08/2020		238990	Andrew M. Jordan, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on April 30, 2020, Employee #1 was employed by a specialty construction contractor. At the time of the incident, the employer is a subcontractor excavating an eight feet deep trench to create clearances for an electrical vault. Employee #1 was engaged in hand digging within a trench to clear areas around a pipe. The trench was approximately 200 feet in length, eight feet deep and 30 inches wide. The wall of the trench collapsed, and the concrete slurry trapped the right leg and foot of Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Compression Fracture, Electrical Vault, Excavation, Excavator, Fracture, Laborer, Leg, Shovel, Trench, Trench Box

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474528.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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