Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2020109683 |
| Address | Shady Ln | City, State ZIP | KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34744 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2020 | 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) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.28000, -81.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A crew was digging with a rubber-tired backhoe to raise a valve can. The excavation was approximately 3.5 feet deep. Dirt from one side of the excavation collapsed into the hole and pinned the injured employee's leg against the existing utility in the excavation. The employee was hospitalized for a broken leg.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2020, a worker at Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. in KISSIMMEE, 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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