Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96306.015 - Employee is pinned inside trench by collapsing walkway

Accident Summary Nr: 96306.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 04/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223495.015	04/05/2017		237110	Rodney Buchanan

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on April 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was engaged in a sewer line removal and replacement operation. He was returning to work after a lunch break. As he stood at the edge of the excavated trench, an unsupported walkway collapsed. Employee #1 was thrown into the trench by the collapsing walkway, which measured approximately 6 feet long by 4 feet wide by 4 inches thick. The walkway was composed of flagstone and concrete, and weighed approximately 1,224 pounds. He was struck and pinned in the trench by the collapsed walkway. Emergency services were called, and they freed Employee #1 from the excavation and transported him to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures, cuts, and contusions to his legs and ankles. Employee #1 required multiple surgeries.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught In, Collapse, Crushed, Excavation, Leg, Pinned, Residential Construction, Trench, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1223495.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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