Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183712 - Two Employees Are Injured in Excavation Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201183712 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 05/16/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307397612	05/17/2007	1771	238990	Jeremias Sanchez Dba Js Concrete Construction, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 16, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were excavating at the rear of a single-unit house to extend its garage. Employees #1, #2, and a coworker were manually digging on the site with no protective system in place, when the 8-ft wall of the excavation collapsed. Employees #1 and #2 were buried to their chest. The coworker had earth covering his feet only. Emergency services were called. Employee #1 and #2 managed to dig themselves out and were taken to a local hospital. Employee #1 stayed approximately one month for treatment of a dislocated right leg and hip joint. Employee #2 was treated for a lacerated right elbow, a sprained right shoulder and was released within a few hours on the same day.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BURIED, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307397612			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307397612			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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