Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200821502 - Employee injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200821502 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 01/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304163181	01/08/2002	1794	0	S & K Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: On January 8, 2002, Employee #1 was working in a trench approximately 7 ft deep making sewer connections. There was a trench collapse and Employee #1 was buried. Rescues workers were called and freed Employee #1 from the fallen trench. The Trench did not have any cave-in protection. Employee was hospitalized with aggravated nerves in the arm and shoulder area.

Keywords: SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, SHORING, ARM, BURIED, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304163181			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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