Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202446993 - Employee's chest crushed when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 202446993 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/11/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310599949	08/14/2007	1794	238910	Apple Valley Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 11, 2007, Employee #1, who worked for a pipe-laying contractor, was using a shovel to uncover a gas line in a 6 ft deep trench. He was bent over when a side wall of the trench caved in, burying him up to his knees. More dirt fell on his shoulders, pinning him against the wall on the other side of the excavation. He suffered crushing injuries to his chest and fractured ribs that punctured his lungs. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for six days.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LUNG, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, RIB, CAVE-IN, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310599949			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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