Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202361481 - Worker Is Injured in Cave-In, Suffering Multiple Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202361481 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310510409	10/26/2006	1794	238910	Wayne M. Clarke, Inc.

Abstract: On November 1, 2006, a construction worker climbed into the bottom of a 7 ft excavation to hand dig for a water main. One wall of the excavation caved-in, and dirt and rocks struck the worker. He fractured his left thighbone and left kneecap, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, ROCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310510409			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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