Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 953489 - Employee's leg broken when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 953489 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 09/20/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105720635	09/20/1989	1623	0	Norton Construction

Abstract: Employees were working in an unsloped, unshored trench that was cut in shale and clay-type soil. The shale sloped into the trench on the east wall. A large portion of the east wall slid into the trench. One employee successfully evaded the falling trench wall. Employee #1 was hit by a portion of the falling wall and was trapped for several hours. He suffered several breaks in one of his legs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105720635			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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