Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634788 - Employee Is Not Injured in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202634788 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315365114	09/12/2011	1771	238110	B D C E Concrete Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on September 12, 2011, Employee #1 was working inside a trench and was excavating the foundation of the trench in order to investigate a water leak. The trench was approximately 8 to 10 feet in depth. Employee #1 was using a pickaxe with a wood handle to dig around a sump pump hose. The trench soil caved in to the trench and buried Employee #1 up to his neck. Employee #1 was rescued, and was transported to the local hospital. No injuries were reported.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315365114			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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