Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130536.015 - Employee suffers leg fractures and lacerations following tre

Accident Summary Nr: 130536.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1480808.015	06/26/2020		236220	Phoenix Electric Company

Abstract: At 1:10 p.m. on June 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. At the time of the incident, the employer was excavating the street for installation of underground lines. Employee #1 was engaged in excavating a 3.6 feet deep trench. Employee #1 went into the trench to hand dig so that the shoring can fit into the trench. The side of the trench collapsed. The road / sidewalk base and the supporting dirt fell on the left leg of Employee #1, who suffered leg fractures and lacerations. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Cave-In, Collapse, Electrical, Excavation, Fracture, Laceration, Leg, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1480808.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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