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Accident Summary Nr: 147050.015 - Employees are caught in trench collapse, receive multiple in

Accident Summary Nr: 147050.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 02/23/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580048.015	02/23/2022		238910	Ron Smith Inc.

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

Keywords: Caught In, Collapse, Collapsed lung, Fracture, Installing, Pelvis, Pipe, Rib, Sewer, Spine, Trench, Unstable Soil, Wall, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1580048.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1580048.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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