Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202563037 - Employee Is Injured in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 202563037 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/09/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312350416	10/09/2008	1629	237990	James M. Sommerville, Inc.

Abstract: On October 9, 2008, an employee was working at the base of a seacliff digging footers for a seawall when part of the cliff fell down, engulfing the employee. The employee was trapped for a significant period, finally extricated and transported to a local hospital for admission and treatment of his injuries. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a bruised leg.

Keywords: TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312350416			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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