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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1494473.01509/25/2020238290Hs 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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