Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822559 - Employee fractures ribs in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200822559 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 07/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306728825	07/18/2004	1623	237110	Neptune Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a trench approximately 7 feet below grade installing tracer wire when the west-side wall of the trench collapsed, trapping him. He was transported by helicopter to a local hospital and was hospitalized with three cracked ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, SHORING, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306728825			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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