Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330074 - Employee injured when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200330074 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113326482	08/28/1997	1623	0	George Lahaise & Sons Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a 5 ft 6 in. deep trench that was 5 ft wide at both the top and the bottom. The north wall caved in, covering the lower half of Employee #1's body. He sustained fractured bones and internal injuries that required surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113326482			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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