Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95800.015 - Employee fractures leg when trench partially collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 95800.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 03/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221111.015	03/30/2017		238110	Morais Concrete Service, Inc.

Abstract: On March 30, 2017, an employee was trying to find the source of face water seepage in a trench. The face of the excavation partially collapsed knocking the employee down and trapping him. The employee suffered multiple fractures to lower left leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collapse, Excavation, Fracture, Leg, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1221111.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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