Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170758437 - Employee injured when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170758437 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 04/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127332146	04/02/1998	1623	0	W & O Construction Company Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an 18 ft deep excavation when the soil bank caved in, burying him up to his waist. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127332146			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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