Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050938 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200050938 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300059144	06/28/2000	1799	0	Jerry'S Basement Waterproofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a basement excavation clearing out 1 ft to 1 1/2 ft of mud to place drainage tiles for the house foundation. A front-end loader was operating between 10 and 20 ft from the excavation when the trench caved in on Employee #1. He suffered abrasions to the left side of his face, and torn ligaments and tendons in his right knee and leg. The collapse resulted from the wet and muddy conditions inside the trench and by the vibration of the trench wall from the heavy equipment operating nearby.

Keywords: KNEE, EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, VIBRATIONS, ABRASION, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, FACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300059144			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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