C. C. CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Excavation or trenching cave-in - Fractures - CHATHAM, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at C. C. CONSTRUCTION, INC. in CHATHAM, Massachusetts
Employer C. C. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Address 01 Ell Stree
City, State ZIP CHATHAM, Massachusetts 02633
Report ID 20191111409
Event Date November 1, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in
Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 238910
Inspection # 1447824
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -69.98000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was injured while shoveling soil inside a trench when the side collapsed and struck his right leg. The employee suffered a lower leg fracture.

Incident Summary

On November 1, 2019, a worker at C. C. CONSTRUCTION, INC. in CHATHAM, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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