Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201984820 - Employee Injured When Excavation Caves In

Accident Summary Nr: 201984820 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305567638	08/29/2002	1794	238910	Yuma County Water Users' Association

Abstract: On August 16, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer, was working in an excavation when it collapsed in on him and he was trapped. He sustained contusions, for which he was hospitalized. The walls of the excavation were not adequately protected from caving in.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, ABRASION, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305567638			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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