Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400694 - Employee injured in cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201400694 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125041327	06/19/1997	1623	0	Bailey Excavating Inc

Abstract: On June 19, 1997, Employee #1 was part of a crew that was installing a sewer pipe. He had jumped into the trench to help a coworker with the pipe when the vertical side caved in on him. Employee #1 sustained injuries, but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125041327			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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