First Dakota Enterprise, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Surface wounds and bruises, unspecified — EMERY, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | First Dakota Enterprise, Inc. | Report ID | 2017054657 |
| Address | Intersection of North 3rd Street and 5th Avenue | City, State ZIP | EMERY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57332 |
| Event Date | May 23, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Surface wounds and bruises, unspecified | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1234840 |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.60000, -97.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had entered an excavation to remove misaligned sewer piping when the trench collapsed on the employee. The employee was bruised and required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On May 23, 2017, a worker at First Dakota Enterprise, Inc. in EMERY, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered surface wounds and bruises, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. 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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