Telco Supply Company
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | Telco Supply Company | Report ID | 2020065976 |
| Address | County Line Rd and John Kilpatrick Turnpike | City, State ZIP | OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73190 |
| Event Date | June 26, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Excavating machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | 1481191 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.60000, -97.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
As an employee was working in a shallow trench, the ground beneath an excavator collapsed, causing the excavator to fall into the trench and strike the employee. The employee was temporarily pinned between the excavator and a communication box installed in the trench, suffering broken ribs and back vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On June 26, 2020, a worker at Telco Supply Company in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. 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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