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Shanahan & Luff Construction

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Dislocation of joints — NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shanahan & Luff Construction in NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Shanahan & Luff Construction Report ID 2017054179
Address 32 South Main Street City, State ZIP NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA 18938
Event Date May 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1232463
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -74.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in a 5.5-feet-deep trench when a portion of the trench gave way and struck the employee's shoulder, dislocating it.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2017, a worker at Shanahan & Luff Construction in NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered dislocation of joints to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). 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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