Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401262 - TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED WHEN EXCAVATION CAVES-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 201401262 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127214856	12/01/1997	1794	0	Moore Bros Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were inside a trench making a sewer tap. The sidewalls of the 13-ft-deep excavation caved in burying them up to their waists. Both employees were hospitalized. The excavation had vertical sidewalls.

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127214856			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other
2	127214856			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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