Tractor and Equipment Company
Engulfment in other collapsing material — Fractures and other injuries, unspecified — AUGUSTA, Georgia
| Employer | Tractor and Equipment Company |
| Address | Goshen Plantation Subdivision, Goshen Road and Goshen Plantation Blvd. |
| City, State ZIP | AUGUSTA, Georgia 30906 |
| Report ID | 2021043182 |
| Event Date | April 16, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, unspecified |
| Event Type | Engulfment in other collapsing material |
| Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423810 |
| Inspection # | 1528398 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.34000, -82.00000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee from Tractor and Equipment Company was standing on the side of a sewer pipe trench at a customer worksite. The ground caved in. The employee fell head-first into the trench and was buried up to his feet. The employee was suffocated by the soil and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures.
Incident Summary
On April 16, 2021, a worker at Tractor and Equipment Company in AUGUSTA, Georgia suffered fractures and other injuries, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as engulfment in other collapsing material, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6 severe injury reports involving "Engulfment in other collapsing material" incidents in our database. Browse all Engulfment in other collapsing material injuries.
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| Oct 16, 2020 | Sue Trucking | LUBBOCK, Texas | Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations | Hosp. |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Helena Chemical Co | BURKBURNETT, Texas | Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations | Hosp. |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Cobleskill Stone Products, Inc. | COBLESKILL, New York | Fractures | Hosp. |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Annapolis Grain Co. | HUTSONVILLE, Illinois | Other traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Mar 31, 2018 | CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. | CHALMETTE, Louisiana | Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations | Hosp. |
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