Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14458293 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14458293 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2842565	09/19/1985	1623	0	Daisey Brothers Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were using shovels and pry bars to lay pipe in a 2 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft deep by 40 ft long trench. The trench had been dug with a power backhoe in unstable soil. One side of the trench caved in, burying Employee #1 to his chest. He sustained a contusion to the abdomen which caused internal injuries. The trench had vertical sides with no shoring of any kind. Employees received on-the-job safety training and irregularly scheduled toolbox safety training. The employees did not use hard hats or any other ppe.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2842565			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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