Brightview Landscape Development, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. | Report ID | 2019011088 |
| Address | Coronado Springs Resort, 1000 West Buena Vista Drive | City, State ZIP | LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830 |
| Event Date | January 30, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.36000, -81.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a trench (3' 10" deep by 6' wide) when the walls of the trench collapsed onto the employee's right leg, breaking it.
Incident Summary
On January 30, 2019, a worker at Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), 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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