Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 793174 - Employee in trench struck on back by falling dirt and rocks

Accident Summary Nr: 793174 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115710089	09/23/1993	1711	0	Harry Johnson Plumbing Co Inc

Abstract: On September 20, 1993, Employee #1, while employed as a pipelayer for Harry Johnson Plumbing Co., Inc., in Milton Freewater, Oregon, suffered unknown injuries when he was struck on the back by falling dirt and rocks. Employee #1 was assisting a backhoe operator in locating and removing a sewer line, which had been recently incorrectly placed. Employee #1 was in the bottom of the 4 1/2 foot deep trench, in a stooped position, when a section of one bank caved in and struck him on the back.

Keywords: ROCK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, SHORING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115710089			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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