Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171741 - EMPLOYEE BROKE LEG IN EXCAVATION COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 201171741 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120154364	07/09/2002	1731	238210	Bosley Electric Co

Abstract: A supervisory power line worker entered an unsecured excavation to clear some earth to enable him to run electrical conduit from a utility vault. As he was digging into the side of a vertical wall, he sensed a problem and started moving toward a ladder to exit the excavation. The side of the excavation adjacent to the vault caved in, burying the employee up to his knees. Other employees dug him out, and an emergency medical services team transported him to a hospital. He was hospitalized for 4 days with a fracture to his left leg.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120154364			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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