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Accident Summary Nr: 964866 - EMPLOYEE PINNED UNDER SIDEWALL IN CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 964866 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104467469	04/06/1992	1711	0	William Blubaugh Plumbing

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 VICTIM WAS IN A TRENCH 9 FEET 8 INCHES DEEP, 3 1/2 FEET WIDE, AND 75 FEET LONG OF A TYPE C SOIL. NO PROTECTIVE SYSTEM WAS USED. A 15-FOOT LONG SECTION OF THE EAST SIDEWALL COLLAPSED, PINNING EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST THE WEST SIDEWALL. HE WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY INJURED. HE WAS A PART-TIME PLUMBER WHO DID MOSTLY INSIDE PLUMBING WORK. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN EXCAVATION, ONLY AN INFORMAL SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY TRAINING, AND NO KNOWLEDGE OF TRENCHING. THE LACK OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING ARE APPARENT VIOLATIONS.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104467469			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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