Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170238018 - Employee injured by trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170238018 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 11/06/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111365409	11/06/1991	1771	0	O'Brien Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a trench checking the grade when he noticed some sloughing on the edge of the trench. He started to get out of the trench when the sides caved in on him. The trench was at least 7 ft deep at the point of the cave-in and about 2 ft wide. There was a backhoe running at the east end of the trench. Employee #1 sustained broken ribs, torn intestines, a ruptured spleen, a punctured lung, and severe bruises to his torso.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPLEEN, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111365409			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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