Accident Report Detail

Accident: 656058 - Two Employees Injured When Trench Caves In

**Accident: 656058 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/13/1999**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
113545529	05/13/1999	1623	Mdr Construction, Inc.

Employees #1 and #2 were standing at the edge of an excavation when the road edge collapsed. Both men were partially buried.

Keywords: excavation, collapse, work rules, trench, unstable soil, buried, cave-in

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	113545529			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Trench collapse
2	113545529			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: Trench collapse

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