Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 788547 - Employee's leg injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 788547 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 12/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123770281	12/27/1993	1623	0	Lorin A. Meyer Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to fix a leak in a new water main that was 14 ft down in a trench. The trench box was not bearing on the excavation walls. The wall collapsed, dislodging the trench box and trapping the employee's leg underneath. The fire department dug him out.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, CAVE-IN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123770281			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Excavating and loading machine operators

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