Massana Construction Company Inc

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHILLICOTHE, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Massana Construction Company Inc in CHILLICOTHE, Ohio
Employer Massana Construction Company Inc
Address Chillicothe Ohio Correctional Facility 15802 State Route 104
City, State ZIP CHILLICOTHE, Ohio 45601
Report ID 2021010783
Event Date January 28, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in
Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1513407
GPS Coordinates 39.33000, -82.99000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing at the end of the trench box laying waterline when dirt engulfed the employee up to his hip. The employee was hospitalized with stomach pain.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2021, a worker at Massana Construction Company Inc in CHILLICOTHE, Ohio suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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