Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201986759 - Employee injured when excavation caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 201986759 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305882573	09/04/2002	1711	0	Mountain States Plumbing Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a 7-ft deep excavation when it caved in on him. Employee #1 sustained injuries and was hospitalized.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305882573			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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