Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822783 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 822783 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18826594	12/23/1987	1623	0	Ferguson Trenching Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 had just cleaned out a Y on a main sewer line to place a pipe for a house connection. He was still at the bottom of the trench when the trench wall caved in, burying him up to his shoulders. Employee #1 sustained eight broken ribs, a broken shoulder, a punctured lung, and injuries to his right arm and chest.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RIB, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18826594			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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