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Accident: 147050.015 - Employees Are Caught In Trench Collapse, Receive Multiple In

**Accident: 147050.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 02/23/2022**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1580048.015	02/23/2022		Ron Smith Inc.

At 11:30 a.m. on February 23, 2022, Employee 1 and Employee 2 worked in a ten-fo ot-deep trench to install a new sewer pipe. At some point, the trench wall colla psed and both employees were caught in the collapsed soil. Both employees were h ospitalized to treat fractures to two ribs, spine, pelvis and tailbone, and a co llapsed lung.

Keywords: caught in, collapse, collapsed lung, fracture, installing, pelvis, pipe, rib, sewer, spine, trench, unstable soil, wall, water

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1580048.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:
2	1580048.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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