Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162625 - Employee injured when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201162625 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126063478	04/09/2001	1771	0	Ray Espinoza Concrete Contractor

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on April 9, 2001, Employee #1 was hand digging an excavation, approximately 8-feet long, 44-inches wide, and 6.67-feet deep. The soil was sandy and relatively dry. The excavation was not shored, and it caved in, trapping Employee #1 up to his waist. Employee #1 was freed and taken to the hospital by paramedics, observed, and released without needing treatment for injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126063478			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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