Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14252696 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14252696 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/27/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3022332	08/28/1985	1623	0	Ramey Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a 9 1/2 ft deep trench to prepare for laying a 24 in. water pipe. The wall of the trench sheared off, caving in on Employee #1. He sustained fractures to both legs and was hospitalized. No shoring, sloping, or other precautions had been taken to prevent a cave-in.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3022332			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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