Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357877 - Employees Are Injured in Fall Into Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 202357877 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309658979	01/16/2006	1623	237130	Fiberco Inc

Abstract: On January 16, 2006, Employees #1 and #2 fell into a trench while engaged in horseplay. Employee #2 landed on top of Employee #1. A fire department trench collapse team extricated Employee #1 and airlifted him to Maryland Shock Trauma, where he was treated for an injured back. Employee #2 sustained minor abrasions. An investigation revealed that employees were not protected from cave-ins, were not trained in trenching and excavation safety requirements, and were not wearing hardhats.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HARD HAT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, ABRASION, CAVE-IN, HORSEPLAY, SPRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309658979			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fall, other
2	309658979			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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