Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113721.015 - Employee receives leg fracture when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 113721.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1350088.015	10/01/2018		237110	Biszko Contracting, Corp.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 1, 2018, an employee worked to connect a water pipe in a trench. At some point, the employee stepped out of the trench box to remove the chain from a pipe when the side of the trench collapsed onto the employee's leg. The employee received a fractured tibia and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Collapse, Connecting, Fracture, Leg, Tibia, Trench, Trench Box, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1350088.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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