Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14545495 - Employee back injured during trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14545495 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18385179	06/21/1990	1711	0	Ronnie Calhoun Dba Calhoun Plumbing & Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, the owner of the company, was working in a trench that was 10 to 15 ft deep, unshored, and unsloped. A trench box also was not used. This area had been previously disturbed by the construction of a strut, sewer line, and the construction of a building location. The soil in this area is mixed gravel (smooth edged), sand, and clay. The trench wall apparently "kicked in" from the bottom, striking the employee on the back.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18385179			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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