Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128359.015 - Employee trapped in trench following collapse suffers multip

Accident Summary Nr: 128359.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486881.015	08/05/2020		238910	Native Sun Materials Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 5, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. Employee #1 was digging inside an unprotected trench that was 7 feet deep. The trench collapsed while the Employee #1 was in it. Employee #1 suffered injuries to his hip, ribs, and shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Digging, Engulfed, Excavation, Hand Tool, Hip, Rib, Shoulder, Struck Against, Struck By, Trench, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486881.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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