Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330843 - Employee injured when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200330843 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 06/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102762200	06/29/2001	1623	0	Municipal Industrial Contractors

Abstract: On June 29, 2001, Employee #1 was working in an approximately 9 ft deep by approximately 8 to 9 ft wide trench when a section of the west wall sheared off on top of him. He suffered a fractured pelvis, for which he was hospitalized. There was no form of cave-protection, including a trench shield, in use at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		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	102762200			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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