Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200821627 - Employee Is Injured During Trench Cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200821627 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 07/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305154403	07/03/2002	1623	0	Rossi Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On July 3, 2002, Employee #1 was on a crew that was installing a 48-in. water main in a trench approximately 10 ft deep. While he was in an 8-ft trench box at the north end of the trench, that end of the excavation caved in. The north end of the trench box was open and he was struck by dirt and rocks that came in through the opening. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital for observation. He did not suffer any serious injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, INSTALLING, ROCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305154403			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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