Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201953635 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201953635 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 10/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307063651	10/21/2003	1711	238220	S And H Plumbing

Abstract: On October 21, 2003, Employee #1, a plumbing contractor, was replacing a sewer line in a residential structure and was in a trench 49.5 ft long by 4.5 ft wide by 9.17 ft deep. He was at the end of a new 6-in. SDR 35 pipe, and was attempting to locate the tap on the main. He was on his knees with a shovel tunneling back toward the street when a chunk of the side wall to his left caved in. The unprotected sidewall pinned him to the ground and the opposite bank. He suffered bruises, contusions, and abrasions to his front ankle.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, PINNED, TRENCH, ABRASION, SHORING, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

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	307063651			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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