Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99072.015 - Worker in trench collapse incurs back fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 99072.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 09/08/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1264305.015	09/14/2017		237110	Williams Ditching, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on September 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction trenching company, was working at the site of a multifamily residential community's sewer replacement project. He was working from a trench box in a trench. As he exited the trench box, the earth collapsed around him. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractured vertebrae in his back.

Keywords: Cave-In, Excavation, Fracture, Residential Construction, Sewer, Structural Collapse, Trench, Trench Box, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	0	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1264305.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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