Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776581 - Employee Breaks Ankle in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200776581 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316068584	10/14/2011	1611	237310	W. L. French Excavating Inc.

Abstract: 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

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316068584			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.