Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067600 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201067600 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307028217	06/21/2004	1623	237130	Irish Construction

Abstract: On June 21, 2004, Employee #1, who worked for an underground contractor, entered a 6 ft deep trench that was 18 in. wide at the bottom and 36 in. wide at the top to remove rocks and complete finish leveling before installing water and drain pipes. He was standing at the bottom of the trench when there was a cave-in and he became trapped. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis, ribs, and hip, a lacerated liver, and a punctured lung.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, TRENCH, LACERATION, PELVIS, CAVE-IN, HIP

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307028217			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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