Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94760.015 - Employee is injured when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 94760.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1225411.015	04/05/2017		238210	Barnum & Celillo Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:18 a.m. on March 6, 2017, an employee was hand digging in a trench. A portion of the trench broke loose, pinning the employee against the trench wall. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right leg and knee.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught In, Collapse, Crushing, Fracture, Knee, Leg, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	52

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1225411.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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