Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201262805 - Employee Is Injured When Excavation Wall Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201262805 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314735663	08/06/2010	1794	238910	Cioni Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on August 5, 2010, Employee #1 was installing metal shields and hydraulic spreaders in an excavation. While Employee #1 was working, soil from one of the excavation walls collapsed, pushing a metal shield against him. Employee #1 attempted to exit the excavation, but was pinned between the metal shield and the egress ladder. Employee #1 experienced severe pain and numbness in his lower extremities. Emergency services were contacted, and Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for minor bruises and abrasions.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, ABRASION, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314735663			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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