Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133553.015 - Employee's pelvis is fractured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 133553.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1513193.015	02/04/2021		238910	Optimum Utilities, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1 was working in a trench and installing conduit for a new three-story multifamily residential building. The spoil pile and wall of the trench, composed of rock and soil, collapsed onto the employee. The employee was transported to the hospital and was admitted for treat a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Buried, Conduit, Excavation, Fracture, Installing, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Rock, Structural Collapse, Trench, Trench Box, Unguarded, Unprotected, Unstable Soil, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1513193.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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