Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200375392 - Two Employees Are Injured in Trench Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 200375392 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/21/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315188177	01/27/2011	1629	237110	Adams Robinson

Abstract: On January 21, 2011, Employee #1 and Employee #2, both construction laborers, were working in an 8 by 20 ft trench box in a 17 ft deep trench with vertical walls. One side of the trench wall caved in over the trench box. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital and sustained a fractured pelvis, fractured ribs and a punctured lung. Employee #2 had sprains and was treated and released from the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, TRENCH, PELVIS, RIB, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT, SPRAIN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315188177			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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