Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201061207 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 201061207 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120081468	06/16/1998	1794	0	P & C Harvesting

Abstract: P and C Harvesting was on site to dig up plastic drainage pipes. The purpose of digging up the plastic pipes was to clear clogs in the line. Employee #1 and three coworkers were working at the jobsite. They dug the excavation with an excavator. Employee #1 and two coworkers entered a 6 ft deep excavation that was not shored or sloped. While working in the excavation, one side of the excavation collapsed on Employee #1 completely burying him including his head. His coworkers quickly dug him out and waited for the paramedics to arrive. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, TRENCH, EXCAVATOR, PIPE, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120081468			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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