Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 732461 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 732461 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/06/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104060447	11/07/1986	1623	0	English Excavating & Plumbing Coinc

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON NOVEMBER 6, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING AND LEVELLING 6 INCH SEWER PIPE IN A 90 FEET LONG, 10 FEET WIDE AND 10 FEET DEEP TRENCH. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE NOT SLOPED OR SHORED, AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GRADING FOR FALL. THE SOUTH BANK CAVED IN, COVERING EMPLOYEE #1 WITH DIRT. HE RECEIVED BRUISES OVER MOST OF HIS BODY, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104060447			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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