Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96354.015 - Employee trapped when trench floods and caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 96354.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223967.015	04/10/2017		236118	Pacific Coast Construction

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on April 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working in a trench and connecting a mainline water pipe. He installed a 90-degree elbow. The water pipe was charged, and the elbow blew, flooding the trench and causing it to cave in. Employee #1 became trapped knee deep in the trench. Emergency services were called, and the fire department responded. Emergency responders removed Employee #1 from the trench. Employee #1 was trapped for 30 minutes before rescue but did not sustain injury and did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Cave-In, Construction, Excavation, Installing, Trench, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223967.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Pipelayer

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