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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020010722 · 1/22/2020 · Duke Energy

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Excavation or trenching cave-in
Source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name
Duke Energy
Location
6742 Clifton Downs Dr., ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, 33542
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was splicing an electric cable in a trench that was 4 to 5 feet deep, 14 feet long, and 4 to 5 feet wide when the side wall caved in and contacted his right leg, breaking his tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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