Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14543078 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN TRENCH CAVED IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14543078 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 01/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1626795	01/29/1985	1623	0	C & W Grading Company

Abstract: AT ABOUT 11:55 AM ON JANUARY 29, 1985, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PROBING FOR THE SEWER MAIN IN A TIE-IN TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS 12 FEET LONG, 6 FEET WIDE AND 12 FEET DEEP. THERE WAS NO SHORING INSTALLED AND THE TRENCH WALLS WERE ALMOST VERTICAL. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD JUST FINISHED PROBING AND WAS LEAVING THE TRENCH WHEN THE NORTH BANK CAVED IN AND COVERED HER UP TO THE CHEST. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT KNEE.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1626795			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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