Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14554216 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14554216 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 10/18/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2475614	10/18/1985	1711	0	Omaha Plumbing Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an approximately 10 ft deep trench, using hand tools to level the bottom prior to laying a 6 in. sewer pipe. The unshored trench caved in, and he sustained injuries requiring hospitalization. Employee #1 had also been using a Ford 555 tractor with an attached backhoe and scoop bucket to level the trench bottom.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2475614			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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