Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201986908 - Employee Trapped in a Collapsed Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 201986908 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/16/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305296311	10/16/2002	1623	0	Recwest, Inc.

Abstract: On October 16, 2002, Employee #1 survived a trench that collapsed while he was working in the trench. He only had bruises and was hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, TRENCH, SHORING, BURIED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305296311			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	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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