Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404654 - Employee Injured In Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 201404654 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127225902	11/29/2000	1623	0	Katerberg Verhage Inc

Abstract: An 8-in. sanitary sewer line was being installed in a trench 9 ft deep. The trench was approximately 11 ft wide at the top and improperly benched. One side caved in and buried Employee #1 to a point above his waist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		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	127225902			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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