Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772895 - Employee is injured when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200772895 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306098526	09/22/2003	1629	238910	Agri-Scape Golf Course Construction Inc.

Abstract: On September 22, 2003, Employee #1 was working in a 7-foot-deep trench for the construction of a tennis court. The trench did not have protective shoring and one of the side walls collapsed, knocking Employee #1 forward. The employer struck his head on a rock and was buried up to his back. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a massive head wound.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306098526			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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