Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14531214 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 14531214 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 08/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17922550	08/07/1987	1623	0	Alegria Construction, Inc.

Abstract: ON AUGUST 4, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING INSIDE A TRENCH IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET DEEP. THE TRENCH WAS INADEQUATELY SLOPED AND WAS NOT SHORED OR BRACED. A LARGE PORTION OF ONE OF THE SIDES COLLAPSED, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE OPPOSITE WALL. HE WAS BURIED UP TO HIS WAIST. HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE TRENCH AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CHEST, RIB AND PELVIC DAMAGE.

Keywords: CHEST, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, PELVIS, RIB, SHORING, SLOPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17922550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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