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BOYLES CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BOYLES CONSTRUCTION, INC. in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer BOYLES CONSTRUCTION, INC. Report ID 2015085998
Address Rahling Rd City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
Event Date August 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1087084
GPS Coordinates 34.78000, -92.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a ditch (approximately 7 feet deep) unhooking a pipe from a backhoe when the ditch caved in from behind. The employee hit his head against the pipe and suffered a fractured skull, head injuries, a broken jaw, a broken left eye socket, possible blindness in the left eye, damage to teeth, and a swollen ankle. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2015, a worker at BOYLES CONSTRUCTION, INC. in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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