Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522851 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201522851 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310649629	04/04/2007	1794	238910	W R Grieger Excavation Co., Inc.

Abstract: On March 27, 2007, an employee installing curtain drain pipe and taking grade measurements sustained a fractured pelvis and back as well as various internal and soft tissue injuries. He was hospitalized and treated for fractured hips.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH, BACK, PELVIS, CAVE-IN

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310649629			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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