Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14253355 - Employee's legs fractured when trench wall caved in

Accident Summary Nr: 14253355 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/22/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2994077	10/23/1986	1623	0	Barefoot Grading & Utility Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an inadequately sloped 9.5-foot-deep trench. He had a piece of PVC sewer pipe between his legs and was cleaning the end. Without warning, dirt from the trench's highway side gave way from under the pavement and fell into the trench. The dirt covered his buttocks, pinning his legs around the pipe and breaking them. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2994077			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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