Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133052 - Employee suffers minor injuries during trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 170133052 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126250786	05/15/1995	1711	0	David Schantz

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to make a sewer connection in an unshored 9 ft deep trench in type C soil. The sides of the trench collapsed and pinned Employee #1 from the waist down. A coworker saw that Employee #1 was trapped and attempted to dig him out, but more of the trench collapsed. The coworker ran next door to get help from the fire department, which removed Employee #1 from the trench and transported him to Sacred Heart Hospital. He was released that evening with bruises and minor cuts to his legs.

Keywords: SEWER, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, LACERATION, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126250786			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.