Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170235766 - Employee injured when trench embankment fails

Accident Summary Nr: 170235766 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 08/01/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111518981	08/05/1991	9199	0	City Of Fircrest

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to locate a 4 in. water main in a trench that was approximately 5 ft deep. A new 12 in. water main was being installed. The unshored embankment of class C-type soil failed. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, TRENCH, CRUSHED, PELVIS, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111518981			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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