Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118403 - Employee Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201118403 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120054515	01/14/2005	1711	238220	Jacks All American Plumbing

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 14, 2005, Employee #1 was working in an excavation for a leach line that was 7-ft deep. No shoring or cave-in protection was in use. The excavation collapsed and struck Employee #1. He was hospitalized with bruises to the stomach and leg.

Keywords: TRENCH, ABRASION, SHORING, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120054515			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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