Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201991569 - Employee Is Trapped in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201991569 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308733427	03/21/2005	1623	237110	Jim Wales Farms

Abstract: On March 21, 2005 Employee #1 was working in an unprotected excavation, 8 ft deep by 2 ft wide when it collapsed, covering him. A backhoe operator used the bucket of the backhoe to remove one shovel full of dirt which uncovered Employee #1's head and upper torso. Two coworkers used hand shovels to remove most all of the remaining dirt from around Employee #1. Employee #1 was still trapped in the excavation; his right foot was trapped between and under an 18-in. water pipe, when emergency crews arrived. He was hospitalized with three fractures to the face area and a sprained ankle.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, SHORING, CAVE-IN, FACE, FALLING OBJECT

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	308733427			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	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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