Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612141 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200612141 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309551695	05/30/2006	1623	237110	George E Merrill & Son, Inc.

Abstract: On May 30, 2006, Employee #1 was working in a trench that was between 4 and 6 feet in depth with approximately 1 to 2 feet of standing ground water, making a waterline service connection for the future residential house on the site. The wall of the trench collapsed, he was buried up to his middle thigh.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN, SPRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309551695			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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