Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135203.015 - Employee fractures pelvis and legs when buried in excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 135203.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1507413.015	12/21/2020		238190	North Village Snow Management Corp. Dba North Village Group

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on December 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working in an excavation under an existing single-family home, building concrete forms for a new basement footing. The employee was working along one of the exterior excavation walls when the wall caved in, burying the lower half of their body under soil. The employee sustained fractures to the pelvis and legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Buried, Excavation, Fracture, Leg, Pelvis, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1507413.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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