Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14296289 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14296289 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/09/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102027042	01/09/1986	1542	0	Darwin Construction Company Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were in an unshored trench, cleaning out a pipe sleeve in the foundation wall of a building under construction. While Employee #1 was on his knees working on the pipe sleeve, the west side wall of the trench caved in. He suffered two punctured lungs, four cracked ribs, and a fractured clavicle. The 18 ft long trench was approximately 4 ft 6 in. deep by 2 ft 6 in wide at the bottom, and opened to 6 to 7 ft wide at the top. It was not graded to the angle of repose at the north end, where Employee #1 was working. The soil consisted of fill dirt.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102027042			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers

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