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Accident Summary Nr: 200460186 - Employee's his fractured when trench wall caves in
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300345717 | 01/12/1998 | 1731 | 0 | Gustave Mattos Electrical Company Incorporated |
Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, both electricians, were in a 40 ft long by 24 in. wide by 5 ft 10 in. deep trench, installing sections of 4 in. PVC pipe for electrical conduits. One of the trench's side walls partially collapsed and struck Employee #1 on the side, fracturing his hip. An excavation contractor had dug the trench three days before the accident. Neither that contractor nor Employee #1's employer had used shoring, sloping, a trench box, or any other type of cave-in protection.
Keywords:
EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, HIP
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline, transmission line | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300345717 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electricians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse |