Accident Report Detail
Accident: 111197.015 - Two Employees Trapped In Trench Collapse, Receive Compressio
Accident: 111197.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/21/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1361688.015 | 11/23/2018 | T.H. Construction Company | |||||
At 8:30 p.m. on November 21, 2018, Employees #1 and #2 enter a nine foot, eight inch deep by five foot, six inch wide trench without protective systems in place to locate a cut fiber optic cable. At some point, the east wall of the trench collapsed and trapped Employees #1 and #2. Both employees were rescued from the trench and hospitalized for treatment of hypothermia injuries and nerve damage to their legs from compression injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
pinned, leg, trench, unstable soil, collapse, nerve damage
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Powerline, transmission line | Maintenance or repair | 0 | 0 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1361688.015 | 28 | M | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Trench collapse |
2 | 1361688.015 | 26 | M | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Trench collapse |