Accident Report Detail
Accident: 121956.015 - Employee Is Buried To Waist When Trench Collapses And Injure
Accident: 121956.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 07/25/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1418712.015 | 07/25/2019 | Goose Lake Construction Inc. | |||||
At 11:00 a.m. on July 25, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing a new storm sewer for a new two-story residence under construction. Employee #1 was wo rking in an unprotected trench, approximately 8 feet deep, when the trench wall collapsed. Employee #1 was buried up to his waist. Emergency services were cal led, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted for treat ment of a back injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
back, buried, excavation, installing, residential construction, sewer, spine, structural collapse, trapped, trench, unprotected, wall
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | 20 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1418712.015 | 22 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: |