Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 709501 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 709501 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/19/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3267044	09/24/1985	9199	0	Manti City

Abstract: Employee #1 was grading the bottom of a trench in preparation for laying a pipe when a section of wall gave way, striking him on the lower legs and forcing them against the opposite wall. He was hospitalized. By the time of the investigation, the sewer pipe had been laid, the trench filled, and much of the physical evidence destroyed. The depth and width of the trench could not be measured, so the measurements as stated by a witness were accepted. Surface material gave the appearance of being average soil, which would have required a sloping of 1:1.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3267044			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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