Soderberg Construction
Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — VAN BUREN, MAINE
| Employer | Soderberg Construction | Report ID | 2024098217 |
| Address | 540 Main St. | City, State ZIP | VAN BUREN, MAINE 04785 |
| Event Date | September 4, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | 1773951 |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.18000, -67.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing piping in a trench that was 6-7 feet deep when the trench collapsed and soil pinned them up to their waist. The employee sustained a bruised bladder and fractures to their pelvis and sacrum.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2024, a worker at Soderberg Construction in VAN BUREN, MAINE suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 15 severe injury reports involving "Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation" incidents in our database. Browse all Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation injuries.
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