Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112584.015 - Employee fractures rib and clavicle when buried by trench wa

Accident Summary Nr: 112584.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371251.015	01/08/2019		921110	Saint Albans, City Of

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on January 7, 2019, an employee was in a trench approximately 6 feet deep showing several coworkers how to tie into an underground water line when one of the trench walls collapsed on him. There were no protective measures such as shoring or a trench box. The employee fractured his left rib and clavicle before being hospitalized.

Keywords: Buried, Caught In, Collapse, Fracture, Rib, Shoulder, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1371251.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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