GLENN BURGESS PLUMBING, INC.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — HAHIRA, GEORGIA
| Employer | GLENN BURGESS PLUMBING, INC. | Report ID | 20181212595 |
| Address | 4160 Willow Round Rd, (Private Residence) | City, State ZIP | HAHIRA, GEORGIA 31632 |
| Event Date | December 7, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | 1367711 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.92000, -83.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working to connect a sewer line (sewer tap) to a residential building. The wall of an 8-ft. ditch collapsed and the employee was pushed back against the other wall causing a fractured rib and fractured vertebrae between the shoulder and neck.
Incident Summary
On December 7, 2018, a worker at GLENN BURGESS PLUMBING, INC. in HAHIRA, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, unspecified. 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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