Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202250577 - Employee injured after trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202250577 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 03/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302653621	03/10/1999	1711	0	Al'S Plumbing & Heating,Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was bent over in a trench approximately 5.5 ft-deep cleaning out an 8-in. gate valve during repair of water main leak. Shoring was not in place and trench side wall caved-in striking Employee #1 and knocking him over. Employee #1 fell on top of an 8-in. polyvinyl chloride riser pipe fracturing two ribs and lacerating a kidney. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: LEAK, CLEANING, TRENCH, VALVE, FALL, SHORING, CAVE-IN, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302653621			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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