CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC
Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation — Surface and flesh wounds unspecified — SMYRNA, Georgia
| Employer | CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC |
| Address | 4911 S Cobb SE |
| City, State ZIP | SMYRNA, Georgia 30080 |
| Report ID | 2025054091 |
| Event Date | May 1, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Surface and flesh wounds unspecified |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation |
| Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238390 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.83783, -84.49958 |
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Incident Narrative
On May 1, 2025, an employee was cutting a pipe while working inside a trench that was 20' long x 3.5' deep x 4.5' wide. A shaft of dirt fell onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained an injury to their anterior tibial artery.
Incident Summary
On May 1, 2025, a worker at CREATIVE MULTICARE, LLC in SMYRNA, Georgia suffered surface and flesh wounds unspecified to the lower leg(s). 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 16 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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