Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856101 - Employee injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201856101 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 01/09/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305059032	01/09/2002	1711	238220	Edlin Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: On January 9, 2002, Employee #1, was laying PVC sewer pipe in an unprotected trench eleven feet deep in Louisville, KY. The trench wall collapsed trapping Employee #1. The Jefferson County Trench Rescue Squad removed Employee #1 from the trench after fourteen hours of additional cave-ins, shoring and digging. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his left arm and left foot due to the compression of the muscles and was hospitalized.

Keywords: SEWER, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, PIPE, ARM, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305059032			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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