Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14567085 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14567085 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/18/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15343155	01/21/1985	1623	0	Don Moorhead Construction Company

Abstract: Employee # 1 was laying pipe in a 19 ft deep by 10 ft wide by 35 ft long trench. A 10 ft high trench box was provided, but Employee #1 had left it to allow room to dig. The sides of the trench caved in and Employee #1suffered a fractured hip, cracked ribs, and a bruised hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, CAVE-IN, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15343155			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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