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Accident: 200776581 - Employee Breaks Ankle In Trench Collapse
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316068584 | 10/14/2011 | 1611 | W. L. French Excavating Inc. |
On October 14, 2011, Employee #1 was working in a trench installing new drainage pipe. The trench measured 11 feet deep, and not all of the walls of the trench were protected. An unprotected side wall collapsed and struck the pipe, which pinned Employee #1 against the wall of a trench box. Employee #1 broke his left ankle. The local fire department dig Employee #1 out of the trench and transported Employee #1 to a local hospital for treatment.
Keywords:
fracture, trench box, collapse, trench, ankle
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline | Alteration or rehabilitation | $20,000,000 and over | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316068584 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Trench collapse |