Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201770591 - Employee injured by falling pipe during trench collapse
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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301323549 | 02/10/1999 | 1623 | 0 | Total Building Services, L.P. |
Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working in a trench when it partially collapsed. Employee #1 was seriously injured when a cement pipe weighing approximately 1,500 lbs that had been stored on a sidewalk next to the edge of the trench, fell onto him. He was hospitalized for fractures.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Maintenance or repair | $50,000 to $250,000 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 301323549 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Trench collapse |