Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1321426.015 - Elite Site Development And Excavating, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:15 p.m. on June 6, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by an excavation and environmental services company, were installing sanitary pipe at the site of a new residential structure. They were inside a trench, and Employee #1 was showing his coworker how to bevel the end of a pipe. An aluminum trench box was sitting on the ground next to the trench. The trench box began to fall. The coworker was able to move out of the way, but Employee #1 was struck and trapped under the falling box. His coworker helped him move from under the box. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured hip.

Keywords: Caught Between, Excavation, Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Installing, Material Handling, Pipe, Pipeline, Residential Construction, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box