Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14304265 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN AT CONSTRUCTION SITE

Accident Summary Nr: 14304265 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 02/18/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18685388	02/20/1987	1623	0	Longo Puerto Rico, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM ON FEBRUARY 18, 1987, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE TRAPPED IN A TRENCH CAVE-IN AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE TRENCH WAS APROXIMATELY 15 TO 17 FEET DEEP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INJURED AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS NOT HURT. NO MEANS OF CAVE-IN PROTECTION WAS USED AT THIS TRENCH. (PUERTO RICO - TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH.)

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18685388			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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