Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96047.015 - Employee removing trench walls injured in collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 96047.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 06/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237153.015	06/03/2017		238110	Discount Renovations, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 3, 2017, Employee #1, part of a work crew employed by a construction company, was working in a trench at a commercial building construction site. He and his coworkers, in preparation for erecting a cinder block retaining wall, were removing the trench's concrete protective walls. One side of the trench collapsed, toppling onto and trapping Employee #1. Emergency services were called and the fire department personnel were able to pull Employee #1 from the collapsed section of the trench. They then transported him to the hospital. Employee #1 was admitted and treated for forehead lacerations, bruising, and temporary loss of consciousness.

Keywords: Buried, Caught In, Construction, Excavation, Forehead, Laceration, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1237153.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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