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JOSEPH B. FAY COMPANY

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JOSEPH B. FAY COMPANY in MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer JOSEPH B. FAY COMPANY Report ID 2017065704
Address Route 980 City, State ZIP MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA 15057
Event Date June 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1242858
GPS Coordinates 40.36000, -80.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inside an excavation that only had one side sloped to grade and the other side was 9 to 10 feet high. Part of the excavation's high wall collapsed and struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken left metatarsal, humerus, and vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2017, a worker at JOSEPH B. FAY COMPANY in MC DONALD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures 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

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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