Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200075158 - Employee Gets Engulfed from Partial Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200075158 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 10/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316774041	10/04/2012	1623	237110	Mitchell Services, Inc.

Abstract: On October 4, 2012, Employee #1 of Mitchell Services, Inc., was in a trench which was approximately 4 feet deep when the ground underneath him sank. Employee #1 fell into the void and was engulfed from approximately his waist down. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released the same day.

Keywords: BURN, TRENCH, FALL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		2800

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316774041			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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