Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14336986 - Employee suffers minor injuries during trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14336986 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110106861	05/09/1991	1623	0	Allen Pipeline Company, Inc.

Abstract: On Wednesday, May 8, 1991, Employee #1 was operating a backhoe. He stepped a trench down 4 ft up and 4 ft back to equal an 8 ft deep trench. Employees #1 and #2 had entered the trench to locate a small leak in a 24 in. waterline when an 8 in. main line valve blew off and the trench began to fill up with water, sand, and dirt from the edges. The foreman was standing on the bank watching. Employees #1 and #2 were conscious and were instructed to grab hold of the backhoe bucket, which pulled them out. They were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center for examination and released with minor injuries.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, VALVE, CAVE-IN, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110106861			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
2	110106861			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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