Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014007 - Employee Injured When Trench Caves-in

Accident Summary Nr: 202014007 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 03/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305776155	03/18/2004	1711	238220	Sasso Plumbing & Heating Corp.

Abstract: On March 18, 2004, Employee #1 was working on top of an excavation when the excavation just sunk down and the side wall caved-in. The company was replacing a broken sewer line at a residential home. The trench was slightly shallower than 5 feet, it was 3.75 feet wide and ran from the house out 36 feet. The employee was caught in the collapsed trench for several hours before being freed by an emergency rescue team. It is believed that the pipe had a break in it that created a sink hole and when the company dug down and approached it, the earth covering the hole was like an egg shell. Employee #1 suffered a broken collar bone and broken ribs, and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305776155			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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