Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14292148 - Employee injured when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 14292148 -- Report ID: 0355115 -- Event Date: 05/04/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17385741	05/09/1988	1623	0	St. Clair Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On May 4, 1988, Employee #1 was working in a 48 in. wide by 22 ft deep completed concrete sanitary sewer manhole. He was shoveling dirt out of the 25 in. inlet side of the manhole's base when the north wall of the trench caved in. The dirt ran into the inlet opening, and pinned the employee's feet. He fell and was rendered semi-conscious. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries including a broken ankle, broken ribs, fractured and broken pelvis, and strained muscles.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, CAVE-IN, MANHOLE, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17385741			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers

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