Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14458566 - Employee bruised in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14458566 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/23/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14830939	06/15/1984	1711	0	Wm F Hausmann Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a 7 ft deep trench connecting a 4 in. sewer line to a house. He connected the first 12 ft length from the house and was leaving the trench when the soil shifted and the trench caved in on him. Employee #1 was buried to his chest and sustained bruises to his right leg. The bank of the trench was sloped to approximately 45 degrees, which was considered adequate by the foreman. The soil in the area of the cave-in had recently been backfilled and should have been considered unstable. Employee #1 had about 14 years of experience installing pipes in excavations and trenches.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14830939			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Mechanical engineers

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