Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170071021 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170071021 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 05/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104458666	05/25/1994	1799	0	Mallow Landscaping Contractors

Abstract: Two employees, normally landscapers, were in an unprotected trench measuring 34 feet 6 inches long by 2 feet wide by 8 feet 8 inches deep, to repair a water leak into the basement of a single family dwelling. The trench wall caved in, covering Employee #1 up to his hairline. The other employee dug out Employee #1's head so that he could breathe and then summoned help. Emergency rescue personnel arrived, dug out Employee #1, and sent him to a trauma center by helicopter. Extensive surgery was performed on the left knee. Recovery of full use of the knee is doubtful.

Keywords: KNEE, REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104458666			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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