Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170158059 - Employee's leg and ankle broken when excavation caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 170158059 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112116991	07/25/1990	1711	0	Rehman Construction Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on June 28, 1990, Employee #1, a foreman for Rehmann Construction, Inc., entered an unshored excavation at the Chevron El Segundo Oil Refinery to inspect a leaking drain pipe. The side of the excavation caved in and he suffered a fractured left ankle and right leg, and a laceration on his chin. Paramedics from the El Segundo Fire Department transported him to the Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for 11 days.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, CAVE-IN, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112116991			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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