Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 891259 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 891259 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 02/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104365838	02/08/1989	1623	0	Brigham & Day Paving Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an 11 ft 2 in. deep by 8 ft wide by 18 ft long trench, clearing an area in which to lay concrete storm pipe. The trench, which had not been adequately sloped or shored, caved in. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104365838			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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