Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170079024 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170079024 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 10/18/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115509564	10/22/1991	1623	0	Pirelli Tri-State

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an unshored, unprotected 6 ft deep trench with excavated material less than two feet from the edge when a cave-in buried him. Employee #1 was bent over at the waist and buried for 30 to 45 minutes. He required hospitalization. Two previous cave-ins had occurred that same day in the same location. The company failed to furnish trench protection. No one called for emergency/medical or excavation help.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115509564			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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