Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170707228 - Employee's knee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170707228 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 02/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303264576	02/04/2000	1521	0	Ron Trombly Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was digging out an approximately 14 to 15 ft deep trench when the walls caved in. He was buried up to his nose at one point, and it took rescue crews approximately four hours to free him. Employee #1 suffered a strained knee, but was not hospitalized. The trench was being dug in Class C soil. No shoring of any kind was provided.

Keywords: KNEE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303264576			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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