Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14445498 - Employee's ear amputated in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14445498 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104550181	04/28/1987	1711	0	Waseca Plumbing And Heating, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing a trench of unspecified length for a sewer line when the wall on Employee #1's left side collapsed, burying him. Employee #1 was wearing wire-rimmed glasses that, according to a surgeon, completely amputated his left ear. An independent backhoe operator dug out Employee #1, saving his life. The trench was between 5 ft 6 in. and 7 ft deep, and 7 ft wide at the top narrowing to 3 ft wide at the bottom. It was neither shored nor sloped, as required by table P-1 of Standard 1926.652 (b). Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat

Keywords: AMPUTATED, HARD HAT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EAR, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104550181			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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