Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547673 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14547673 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 12/10/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2533248	02/04/1986	1794	0	Alstar Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2533230	02/08/1986	1521	0	Toro Enterprises

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a trench when it caved in, burying him to his waist. A large chunk of earth broke his collarbone, and the pressure of the earth ruptured his spleen and damaged several vertebrae in his lower back. The trench was neither shored nor sloped.

Keywords: WORK RULES, SHORING, CAVE-IN, FRACTURE, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, SLOPING, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2533248			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	2533230					Occupation Not Listed

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