Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 130837.015 - Employee incurs back injuries during cave-in
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1490552.015 | 08/27/2020 | 237110 | Reeves Young, Llc |
Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on August 27, 2020, Employee #1 was holding a measuring rod inside a 10-foot-deep excavation, as a coworker was shooting elevations with a transit. Employee #1 was struck by the adjacent soil wall, which collapsed covering the worker up to his waist and smashing his face into the soil wall after the impact. Employee #1 suffered back injuries and received treatment for hematoma in the left thigh wound. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | New project or new addition |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1490552.015 | 23 | M | Hospitalized injury | Pipelayer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |