Robert Woehler & Sons Construction
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Robert Woehler & Sons Construction | Report ID | 2017032776 |
| Address | 7th and Madison Ave | City, State ZIP | NORFOLK, NEBRASKA 68701 |
| Event Date | March 27, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1220744 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.03000, -97.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On March 28, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was cutting around an old water main line in preparation to install a new main when the east wall of the trench collapsed. He was buried up to his waist in dirt from the collapse, suffering a possible hip fracture.
Incident Summary
On March 27, 2017, a worker at Robert Woehler & Sons Construction in NORFOLK, NEBRASKA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). 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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