Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085404 - Employee Is Partially Buried When Trench Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201085404 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120341268	03/25/2004	1794	238910	Travioli Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on March 25, 2004, Employee #1, employed by Travioli Construction in Visalia, CA, was working in an 8-ft deep trench, installing sewer pipe, when the trench collapsed and partially buried him. Employee #1 was removed from the trench by fire department personnel and transported to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia, CA, where he was admitted for injuries sustained.

Keywords: SEWER, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, PIPE, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120341268			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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