ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA·
Duke Energy
Excavation or trenching cave-in · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Duke Energy, 6742 Clifton Downs Dr., ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA 33542 on , Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final 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.
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