Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202442380 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 202442380 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125882365	10/18/2005	1711	238910	Gouin Excavating & Backhoe

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on October 18, 2005, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was working in a trench installing sewer pipes. The trench was approximately 8-to-9-ft deep with vertical walls consisting of rocks and type C-soil. The trench caved in, trapping Employee #1, fracturing his leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROCK, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, PIPE, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125882365			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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