SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY | Report ID | 2015050192 |
| Address | 150 Hicks Road | City, State ZIP | AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 01003 |
| Event Date | May 22, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | 1065438 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.39000, -72.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was clearing the bottom of an underpinning excavation when the ceiling collapsed and he became pinned under a large granite rock from the old foundation they were underpinning. The employee was hospitalized and received surgery to repair broken bones in his back.
Incident Summary
On May 22, 2015, a worker at SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY in AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as excavation or trenching cave-in, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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