Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1494473.015 - Hs Williams Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Abingdon (Field Office) - Safety 0355110

Inspection Nr: 1494473.015

Report ID: 0355110

Date Opened: 09/25/2020

Site Address:
Hs Williams Company Inc.
171 Industry Road
Bland, VA 24315

Mailing Address:
1320 Highway 16, Marion, VA 24354

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/28/2020

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/04/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1664802	Yes
Inspection	1494479	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129858.015

Event: 09/22/2020

Employee is trapped in trench collapse and fractures pelvis

At 2:00 p.m. on September 22, 2020, Employee was working for a metal building system contractor. Employee #1 was in a trench, standing on recently installed drainpipe, while holding a measuring rod. A section of the trench wall collapsed. The soil trapped the Employee #1 against the other trench wall. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis in three places. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Cave-In, Collapse, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Fracture, Hip, Measuring Device, Pelvis, Pipe, Struck By, Trapped, Trench, Wall

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1494473.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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