Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Start: 4/9/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025043289 · 4/9/2025 · TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source: Co-worker, supervisor current

Employer

Name: TRI-CITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
Location: 4864 Big Pine Loop, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, 34746
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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