Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170155287 - Employee's foot sprained in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170155287 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/23/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112219290	10/31/1991	1623	0	Leo Tidwell Excavating Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Lee Tidwell Excavating Corp., was laying conduit in a trench about 4 ft deep by 2 ft wide, composed of sandy soil (beach sand). When he was walking in the trench, the side wall next to the curb and gutter caved in. The concrete gutter also caved in, striking Employee #1's foot and pinning it against the conduit being laid. Employee #1 suffered a sprained foot, but was not required to stay in the hospital.

Keywords: SAND, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT, SPRAIN, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112219290			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers

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.