Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091030 - EMPLOYEE TRAPPED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 201091030 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119915288	11/04/1997	1623	0	Madona Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on November 3, 1997, Employee #1, working for Madona Construction Company, was working in a trench 10 ft deep by 42 inches wide. The trench had been shored for type C soil which was correct for the job site. However, a 20 ft long by 42 inch diameter plastic pipe was being laid with only 16 ft of the pipe area protected by the shoring. Further, they had sloughing problems due to the sandy type C soil. Employee #1 was exposed to 4 ft of un-shored trench when the North side of the trench caved in, burying him to his stomach. Employee # 1 was taken to a hospital and was treated for soreness to his back and then released.

Keywords: TRENCH, BACK, SHORING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119915288			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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