Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059967 - Employee's leg injured when struck by soil in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 171059967 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303611289	10/23/2000	1623	0	H-K Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew working in a 12 ft deep trench in which two 8 ft deep trench boxes had been stacked together. The crew came to a gas line and pulled off the top box to slide the lower one underneath the line. During this process, a large clump of soil fell into the lower box and struck Employee #1's right leg. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The trench was reported to be sloped.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303611289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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