Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200290047 - Employee Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200290047 -- Report ID: 0253670 -- Event Date: 04/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300067758	04/18/2001	1611	0	Homer Vill Dpw

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on April 10, 2001, Employee #1 entered an unprotected excavation that was 8 feet in depth and in Type C soil. The trench had vertical side walls in previously excavated soil. The north face of the trench collapsed, injuring Employee #1. He sustained a fractured leg, pelvis, ribs and compression injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, PELVIS, RIB, CAVE-IN, LEG

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300067758			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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