Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 942763 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 942763 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 06/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18562090	06/07/1989	1623	0	Ferebee Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was in a 6.5 ft trench cleaning off the end of a 15 ft reinforced cement pipe, when the trench caved in and soil collapsed around his thigh area. Employee #1 sustained fracture and was hospitalized. The trench was cut in a roadway, therefore was subjected to vibrations from nearby traffic, moreover no shoring was utilized in the trench, prior to collapse.

Keywords: FRACTURE, THIGH, TRENCH, VIBRATIONS, SHORING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18562090			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.