Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772473 - Excavator operator falls into trench suffering minor injury

Accident Summary Nr: 200772473 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306094251	01/15/2003	1623	238990	Murphy Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On January 15, 2003, an operating engineer stepped from his excavator and approached the edge of a 13-foot-deep trench, to speak to the foreman who was working in the trench. The operating engineer slipped on the ice and mud, and fell 13 feet into the trench. The operating engineer was not seriously injured and suffered from contusions and abrasions.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, ABRASION, EXCAVATOR, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over		13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306094251			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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