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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. Report ID 20191111409
Address 01 Ell Stree City, State ZIP CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02633
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

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

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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