Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053197 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200053197 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311462691	06/26/2008	1623	237110	Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: On June 25, 2008, Employee #1 was helping lay water piping in a trench. The side of the trench caved in on Employee #1. He was rescued by emergency responders and taken to a local hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified injuries. The company had not provided any cave in protection for employees working in the trench, and there was not safe means of access from the trench every 25 ft of lateral movement.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311462691			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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