Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 599795 - Employee buried under 3 ft of sandy soil in excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 599795 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 10/14/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107180515	10/14/1992	1711	0	A - Z Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a 14 ft deep excavation to probe for sewer lines. When his coworkers noticed soil cracks in the trench, work stopped. Employee #1 re-entered the excavation and work began again without any protection system being installed. The wall trembled and then 3 ft of sandy soil buried Employee #1. Coworkers uncovered Employee #1 and took him to a hospital.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, SAND, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107180515			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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