Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 744615 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED WHEN TRENCH CAVED-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 744615 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18826180	12/08/1987	1623	0	Pleasant Excavating Co, Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS APPLYING CONCRETE MORTAR TO MANHOLE JOINTS INSIDE A 30 FOOT LONG, 11 FEET DEEP AND 5 FEET, 6 INCHES WIDE TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SHORED, SLOPED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM A CAVE-IN. SUDDENLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRENCH CAVED-IN, PINNING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRENCH. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SHOULDER INJURIES.

Keywords: SHOULDER, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18826180			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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