Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052249 - Employee fractures leg in trench accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200052249 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306021098	05/28/2004	1794	238910	Sudbeck Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On May 27, 2004, an employee was lowered into a trench while riding in the bucket of a backhoe. His assignment was to unclog the sleeve coming from the manhole that had been covered with mud. As the employee leaned out of the bucket to unclog the sleeve, the trench wall began to collapse, causing the soil to compress the employee's leg against the backhoe bucket. There was no trench box in place, and as the employee worked, water seeped freely into the trench. The employee sustained broken bones to his leg just above the knee. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAND, TRENCH, MECH MAT HANDLING, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306021098			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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