Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99330.015 - Employee falls into excavation and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 99330.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266657.015	09/25/2017		237110	Lee'S Plumbing & Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by construction excavation company, was operating a Kobelco excavator at a residential construction site. He exited the excavator to hand a fitting to an employee working inside an excavated trench. The ground gave way, and Employee #1 fell into the excavation, a fall height of 13 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Excavation, Excavator, Fall, Fracture, Residential Construction, Trench, Vertebra, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1266657.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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