Multiple surface and flesh wounds

Name: Multiple surface and flesh wounds at Anchor Construction Corporation
Start: 2/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021447 · 2/15/2024 · Anchor Construction Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, shoulder, back
Nature of injury: Multiple surface and flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet
Source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name: Anchor Construction Corporation
Location: 826 Howard Rd SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20020
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing at the edge of a trench while handing shoring materials to two employees in the trench below. The concrete beneath where the employee was standing gave way causing the employee to fall approximately 8 feet into the trench. The employee was hospitalized with contusions and lacerations to the neck, back, and shoulder.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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