Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202081071 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202081071 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315790089	07/14/2011	1711	238220	Ammons Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: On July 14, 2011, Employee #1 was working inside an excavation with a depth measuring approximately five feet nine inches deep. Employee #1 was repairing an underground water line, and a wall of the trench collapsed. Employee #1 was hospitalized with unspecified contusions and abrasions. No additional details were provided in the original narrative.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, ABRASION, WATER PIPE, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315790089			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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