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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025088493 · 8/25/2025 · MARTAM CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Pelvis
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation
Source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
MARTAM CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Location
1432 Kings Road, CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60110
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was digging in an excavation less than five feet deep to locate existing underground utilities. Side wall shear occurred in the excavation and the employee was struck by loose pieces of asphalt pavement and soil in the lower half of their body. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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