GEORGIA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC
Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation — Fractures and soft tissue injuries — SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA
| Employer | GEORGIA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC | Report ID | 2025077472 |
| Address | 100 Embassy Row | City, State ZIP | SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30328 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and soft tissue injuries | Body Part | Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | 1842451 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.93000, -84.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 30, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee was installing a storm drain pipe in a trench that was approximately 14 feet deep. While working near the edge of the trench, the employee exited the trench box. A section of the trench wall collapsed, striking the employee and causing him to fall into an adjacent manhole box within the trench. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a fractured femur.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2025, a worker at GEORGIA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC in SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA suffered fractures and soft tissue injuries to the upper and lower extremities n.e.c.. 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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