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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31059994908/14/20071794238910Apple 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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