Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455703 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14455703 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3270055	03/26/1985	1623	0	Harper Excavation

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying a 12 in. sewer pipe in an approximately 11 ft deep by 25 ft long by 8 ft wide trench through unstable clay soil. When he stepped out of the 10 ft deep by 20 ft long by 7 1/2 ft wide trench box, he was struck by extremely hard, wet, clay. He fractured both his pelvis and his back in three places.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, PELVIS, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3270055			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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