Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 759894 - Utility crew member suffers chest injuries in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 759894 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 09/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18533083	09/12/1988	9199	0	City Of Wilmington Fire Department (Station 2)
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18533141	09/15/1988	7361	0	Manpower, Inc. Of Delaware

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a three-person city utility crew that had excavated a 6 ft deep trench in a city street in order to install a new sewer service. The trench was not shored and the sloping was inadequate. Employee #1 was working in the trench when a wall caved in, covering him. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: SEWER, LUNG, WORK RULES, SHORING, CAVE-IN, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18533083			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	18533141					Occupation Not Listed

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