Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171004260 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 171004260 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120000328	03/14/1995	1794	0	Brundage Excavating

Abstract: On March 14, 1995, Employee #1, a regular full-time employee, entered a freshly dug 14 ft by 6.5 ft deep trench to clean a pipe with a hand shovel in preparation for installation of a sewer catch basin. An unsupported mass of soil, which had been previously distributed, collapsed on him. Employee #1 suffered a fractured sternum and was transported to Sharps Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120000328			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades

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