Cheaper Rooter
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
| Employer | Cheaper Rooter | Report ID | 2016098829 |
| Address | 7222 Ivy Street | City, State ZIP | COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022 |
| Event Date | September 18, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1179341 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.82000, -104.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was digging an excavation when the excavation collapsed on the employee. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
Incident Summary
On September 18, 2016, a worker at Cheaper Rooter in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO suffered fractures to the pelvis. 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
OSHA has recorded 91 severe injury reports involving "Excavation or trenching cave-in" incidents in our database. Browse all Excavation or trenching cave-in injuries.
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