Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 675082 - Employee uninjured when caught in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 675082 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/03/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105462469	08/04/1988	1623	0	Chappell Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying a 42 in. sewer line in a trench that was approximately 60 ft long by 8 to 10 ft deep by 12 ft wide at the top, and 6 ft wide at the bottom. The trench was not shored and was inadequately sloped with 80-year-old fill dirt that had glass, concrete, and old lumber throughout. When the north wall started to crack, the backhoe operator yelled to alert Employee #1. Employee #1 started to run, but the north wall caved in and buried him from the waist down. He was transported to the hospital and released the next day, having suffered no injuries.

Keywords: 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	105462469			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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