Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777623 - Employee injures leg when trapped in sandy soil

Accident Summary Nr: 777623 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 11/19/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105583678	11/20/1987	1623	0	Power Master Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was digging a suction hose to an excavation. The excavation had a trench box with metal plates on both ends of the box. The employee approached the box from one end so that he could put the hose over the top of the box. As he was standing on the soil at the end of the box, it gave way and trapped him up to his waist in the sand next to the plate. He was taken to a local hospital where a brace was put on his right leg for torn ligaments. He was then released from the hospital and told to come back for surgery.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105583678			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Laborers, except construction

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