Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170181879 - EMPLOYEE IS INJURED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 170181879 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112050497	04/03/1992	1711	0	Omara Plumbing Co.

Abstract: ON APRIL 3, 1992, O'MARA PLUMBING CO. EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN AN UNSHORED TRENCH ABOUT 20 FEET LONG BY 3 FEET WIDE BY 6 FEET DEEP. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRENCH WAS TO FIX A BROKEN SEWER LINE FROM A BUSINESS COMPLEX. THE EMPLOYER HAD EMPLOYEE #1 ENTER THE TRENCH, WHICH COLLAPSED AROUND HIM. HE WAS PULLED OUT BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PLUMBING, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112050497			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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