Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052405 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Excavation Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200052405 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 11/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306023375	11/19/2004	1799	238990	Dean Brown Contracting

Abstract: On November 15, 2004, Employee #1 was working in an unprotected trench approximately 6-ft deep underneath a fuel tank with gravel. The supervisor had noticed the trench wall starting to give way and told Employee #1 to get out of the trench. Employee #1 asked, "Why?" and before the supervisor could respond the excavation walls struck Employee #1 pinning him against the fuel tank. Employee #1 was buried waist deep. Employee #1 sustained a broken pelvis and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, PINNED, TRENCH, PELVIS, FUEL TRUCK, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306023375			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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