Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202596599 - Employee Is Trapped by Collapsing Trench Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202596599 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/23/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312810732	03/23/2009	1711	238910	Justin Clay D.B.A. J Clay Plumbing

Abstract: On March 23, 2009, Employee #1 was repairing a sewer line that was located between two residential homes. He was working in a trench that measured 20.92 feet long. Its width ranged between 2.5 to 4.5 feet, and its depth between 3.5 to 8.17 feet. As he accessed the trench to retrieve a gas pull, the north east side wall of the trench collapsed, trapping Employee #1 for approximately six hours before being discovered. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: REPAIR, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNSTABLE SURFACE, PIPE, UNSTABLE SOIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312810732			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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