Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129858.015 - Employee is trapped in trench collapse and fractures pelvis

Accident Summary Nr: 129858.015 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 09/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1494473.015	09/25/2020		238290	Hs Williams Company Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 22, 2020, Employee was working for a metal building system contractor. Employee #1 was in a trench, standing on recently installed drainpipe, while holding a measuring rod. A section of the trench wall collapsed. The soil trapped the Employee #1 against the other trench wall. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis in three places. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Cave-In, Collapse, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Fracture, Hip, Measuring Device, Pelvis, Pipe, Struck By, Trapped, Trench, Wall

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1494473.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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