TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries — KISSIMMEE, Florida
| Employer | TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. |
| Address | 4864 Big Pine Loop |
| City, State ZIP | KISSIMMEE, Florida 34746 |
| Report ID | 2025043289 |
| Event Date | April 9, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries |
| Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Co-worker, supervisor current |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.34000, -81.47000 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were standing next to a 2 1/2-foot-deep excavation when its edge collapsed. Both employees fell into the excavation; one landed on the other's upward-pointing knee and suffered broken ribs and a lung injury.
Incident Summary
On April 9, 2025, a worker at TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. in KISSIMMEE, Florida suffered multiple severe wounds and internal injuries to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 50 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet injuries.
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