All Florida Electric Co., Inc.
Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment - Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - GAINESVILLE, Florida
| Employer | All Florida Electric Co., Inc. |
| Address | 226 Gale Lemarand Dr., Parking Garage 7 |
| City, State ZIP | GAINESVILLE, Florida 32601 |
| Report ID | 2015041673 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.65000, -82.32000 |
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Incident Narrative
A crew of four employees was waiting for a concrete truck to arrive at the site to fill the excavation. The crew found that a water reclamation pipe had a leak and sprayed water onto the 4-foot-high excavation wall. Some of the dirt fell back into the excavation, so the injured employee entered the excavation to shovel it out. While he was in the excavation, additional dirt and a piece of parking lot asphalt collapsed into the excavation and struck him.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2015, a worker at All Florida Electric Co., Inc. in GAINESVILLE, Florida suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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