Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041803 - Employee injures when trench excavation collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201041803 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307584235	04/19/2004	1794	238910	Jade Summit, Llc

Abstract: On April 19, 2004, Employee #1 was working in a 6-ft-deep trench without cave-in protection. The South wall of the trench excavation collapsed burying Employee #1 up to his neck. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries and was hospitalized. .

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307584235			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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