Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98422.015 - Worker is crushed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 98422.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257749.015	08/24/2017		237110	Jax Utilities Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on August 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a heavy construction company, was working at the site of a trench excavation. He was standing inside the excavation and next to the excavation's side wall when the side wall collapsed. Employee #1 was crushed by the collapsing soil. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for crushing injuries.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Crushing, Excavation, Falling Object, Pinned, Trench, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1257749.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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