Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620325 - Employee injured in a trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201620325 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 02/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302965009	02/09/2000	8051	0	Pacific Retirement Services Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing material from an approximate 2-ft-wide by 6-to-7-ft-deep by 28-ft-long trench which was not shored nor was any type of protective shield in place. One trench wall was near vertical and the other wall was benched. A cave-in occurred which buried Employee #1. Rescuers entered the trench to dig Employee #1 out when a second cave-in occurred striking them in the back. Employee #1 suffered two broken wrists and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH, BACK, SHORING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302965009			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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