STC Construction, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — WARSAW, NEW YORK
| Employer | STC Construction, Inc. | Report ID | 2021087207 |
| Address | 52 Purdy Avenue | City, State ZIP | WARSAW, NEW YORK 14569 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2021 | 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) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.75000, -78.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were working in a 5-foot-deep trench. While an employee was repositioning pipes, the gravel layer toward the bottom of the trench gushed out of one of the sidewalls of the trench and engulfed his right foot, trapping him. Simultaneously, the force of the rushing soil pushed his lower right leg sideways. He suffered a broken tibia and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2021, a worker at STC Construction, Inc. in WARSAW, NEW YORK 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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