Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170890800 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170890800 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119674471	01/29/1999	1791	0	Sigma Co.

Abstract: At approximately 1:43 p.m. on January 28, 1999, Employee #1 was working in an over 5 foot deep trench with vertical sides that had been cut in wet, predisturbed soil. The trench caved in and he was buried by over 9 cubic feet of soil. When fire fighters pulled Employee #1 from the trench, he was unresponsive and not breathing. He was hospitalized in critical condition with blunt head and chest trauma, and did not regain consciousness for over 39 hours. The trench was not shored, sloped, benched, or safeguarded by any other means to prevent a cave-in.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119674471			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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