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Accident Summary Nr: 139937.015 - Employee breaks collarbone when trench wall collapses
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1552551.015 | 09/09/2021 | 221310 | Tanto Irrigation, Llc |
Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on September 4, 2021, an employee working for an irrigation systems contractor was working on a golf course work site near the pump house. The employee was investigating an unknown object in a trench while the excavator was still digging the trench. The wall of the trench collapsed burying the employee to his chest. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured collarbone, requiring surgery.
Keywords:
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Buried, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Collarbone, Construction, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Excavation, Fracture, Installing, Irrigation Equipment, Irrigation Pipe, Lack of Engineering Controls, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Soil, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box, Undrgrd Installation, Unsafe Position, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Other | 6 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1552551.015 | 30 | M | Hospitalized injury | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |