Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150257 - Employee's back injured when excavation caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 201150257 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119956704	11/05/1996	1623	0	S F Construction

Abstract: On November 5, 1996, Employee #1 and a coworker, of S.F. Construction, were tying a fitting onto a 14 ft deep irrigation line. One side of the excavation collapsed, burying Employee #1. He was extricated by his coworker and was airlifted to Loma Linda Medical Center for treatment of major back injuries. The excavation did not have any shoring to support the side walls, nor was it adequately sloped.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119956704			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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