Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 821140 - Employee injured when trapped in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 821140 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18831677	09/21/1987	1623	0	D&R Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a metal rod to probe for a sewer line in a 15 ft deep, 12 ft long, and 3 ft wide trench. He was working between two hydraulic jacks that had been installed in the trench. The top side of the trench's west bank caved in, trapping him. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18831677			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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