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Accident Summary Nr: 99452.015 - Employee is struck by collapsing trench wall and ribs are fr

Accident Summary Nr: 99452.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267621.015	10/02/2017		238220	Brown Underground, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing contractor, was working at a multiemployer construction project. He was walking in a trench that measured 7 feet by 6 feet and inspecting a pipe. A side of the trench broke off and struck Employee #1, pinning him to the trench wall. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple rib fractures and bruises.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Fracture, Pinned, Pipe, Plumbing, Rib, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267621.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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