Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202614178 - Employee Is Injured While Working in Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 202614178 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 11/11/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315948315	11/11/2011	1623	237110	S 2 Contractors Inc

Abstract: On November 11, 2011, Employee #1, of S 2 Contractors Incorporated, was working in an trench approximately 14 ft deep, inside a coffin box. He was standing near the end of the box, and a portion of the top of the excavation caved in, partially burying him. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for nonspecified fractures that he sustained in the incident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONFINED SPACE, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315948315			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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