Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201852654 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201852654 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303746747	11/20/2000	1794	0	Alph C. Kaufman, Inc

Abstract: On November 19, 2000, Employee #1was occupying an unshored excavation trench when its walls collapsed. Emergency medical services were summoned. They arrived at the scene and extracted the employee, and then transported him to the hospital. He was hospitalized for ligamentous and tendinous injuries to his extremities, and received orthopedic surgery and postoperative care. The employee was trapped within the collapsed trench for 5 hours.

Keywords: TENDON, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, SHORING, ARM, EVACUATION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303746747			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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