Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170835185 - Employee Is Injured in Excavation Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 170835185 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125537993	07/25/2006	8711	541330	Miller Pacific Engineering Group

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 20, 2006, Employee #1 was in an excavated test pit, observing the profile of the soil and removing soil samples for his employer, Miller Pacific Engineering Group. The excavation was approximately 6-ft wide and 10-ft deep. The equipment involved was a John Deere backhoe with a 24-in. bucket. Employee #1 was injured when the wall of the excavation gave way. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125537993			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Agricultural engineers

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