Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14566467 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14566467 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 04/23/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14600472	04/23/1985	1623	0	Pipeline Specialists Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was fine grading a trench with fill that was being thrown down by two coworkers when the trench caved in. Employee #1 was trapped under 3 ft of dirt for approximately 5 minutes; he suffered three broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder. The trench was not adequately shored nor was it sloped. The trench was 7 ft 15 in. deep at the site of the accident, with an overall length of approximately 234 ft long The trench was not adequately shored nor was it sloped.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14600472			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction laborers

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