Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401890 - Employee Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201401890 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124898966	07/15/1998	1623	0	City Of Boyne City

Abstract: Employee #1 and another employee were extending a 0.75-inch waterline. Employee #1 was in the trench and the other employee was operating the backhoe. They had laid about 45 feet of pipe when the other employee yelled to Employee #1 to get out. The trench caved in and buried Employee #1 to his chest.

Keywords: CHEST, TRENCH, PIPE, BURIED, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124898966			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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