Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140902 - Employee injured in trench cave in

Accident Summary Nr: 201140902 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120247481	11/16/1998	1623	0	Cpi Development

Abstract: At about 1:30 p.m. on November 11, 1998, Employee #1, a plumber, was in the process of installing a sanitary pipeline. He was working in a 5.5-ft-deep and 1.5-ft-wide trench which was not shored and had a vertical cut. A cave-in occurred and Employee #1 was trapped in falling dirt up to his knees. He suffered multiple fractures to his both legs. He was hospitalized for five days in the UCI Medical Center.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH, PIPELINE, SHORING, CAVE-IN, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120247481			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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