Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505229 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201505229 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307336321	01/20/2005	1623	237110	D & D Pipelines

Abstract: At approximately 7:45a.m. on January 20, 2005, Employee #1, of D & D Pipelines, had descended into an open trench to expose a sewer pipe. The trench was about 4 feet wide, 18 feet long, and 6 to 8 feet deep. A portion of the west wall of the trench collapsed and buried Employee #1 up to his neck. He sustained twelve fractured ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and a punctured lung. He required hospitalization. The trench was being excavated in Class C soil, and no shoring was provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SHOULDER, TRENCH, DISLOCATED, RIB, CAVE-IN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307336321			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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