Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 691527 - Employee's elbow fractured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 691527 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/23/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102108768	06/23/1986	1623	0	Eastwood Const Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a 16 ft long by 4 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft deep trench preparing to lay a 4 in. PVC wastewater drain line when a 5 ft long portion of the east wall collapsed. The employee attempted to restrain the collapsing soil and sustained an apparent fracture of his right elbow. It took emergency personnel approximately 25 minutes to free Employee #1, after which he was examined by paramedics and transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, ELBOW, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102108768			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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