Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14457220 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14457220 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/10/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14873277	04/10/1984	1623	0	Orrie Contracting Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a 4 in. diameter drain line in a 24 ft long by 3 1/2 ft wide by 7 ft deep trench when the west side of the trench collapsed at the north end. He was buried up to his chest, and sustained injuries to his pelvis and hip. The sides were nearly vertical, with little to no sloping. There was no shoring. The backfilled area had a loamy granular soil with small to medium rocks. A spoil pile was on the east edge of the trench.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14873277			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.