Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171017304 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 171017304 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126247907	10/30/1995	1794	0	Robert B Kragness & Carla Kragness

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 26, 1995, Employee #1 and a crew, of Ridgeline Excavation Co., Eugene, OR, were attempting to find the street main sewer line connection to install a lateral plastic pipe to a residence property line. Employee #1 was standing at the bottom of a 50 inch deep, class C soil type trench when the west side caved in. Employee #1 sustained severe bruises, a fractured collarbone, fractured ribs, and a punctured lung. He required a four day hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126247907			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers

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