Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042231 - Employee in excavation when walls cave in; no injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201042231 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 06/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308698844	06/28/2005	1794	238910	Sunrise Enterprises Of Las Vegas

Abstract: On June 28, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker entered a 13 ft deep sewer excavation. Employee #1 was in front of the installed manhole concrete rings when the sides caved in. He was buried and had to be removed from the excavation. Employee #1 was transported via air to a trauma center for evaluation. He sustained no injuries and was released several hours later. There was no trench box, the walls were not sloped, and not other form of cave-in protection was in use.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN, MANHOLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308698844					Occupation not reported

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