Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 690917 - Two employees injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 690917 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/05/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102107083	08/05/1986	1771	0	B & A Associates

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were in a trench. Employee #1 was washing and Employee #2 was on the north side of a concrete box. The south wall of the trench, which was made of wet clay, caved in and pinned Employee #1 against the concrete box. When Employee #2 jumped over a pipe to help free Employee #1, he was struck by a hand shovel. Both employees were taken to the hospital, where they were treated and released.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102107083			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	102107083			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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