Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97164.015 - Employee caught in trench collapse incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 97164.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 06/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1242858.015	06/22/2017		237310	Joseph B. Fay Company

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on June 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction general contractor, was working at an excavation site. He was in the trench when a section of the trench sidewall collapsed. The falling soil struck Employee #1 from behind and pinned his legs and lower back against a manhole. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of his right foot, left elbow, and vertebrae.

Keywords: Caught In, Collapse, Construction, Elbow, Excavation, Foot, Fracture, Struck By, Trench, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1242858.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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