Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 878520 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 878520 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 09/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104475280	09/26/1990	1623	0	Robert Kinsley Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to locate a water line by hand digging in a 12 ft trench in type C soil. The trench had not been shored, sloped, or otherwise supported to prevent a cave-in. The walls caved in, burying Employee #1 up to his waist. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104475280			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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