Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977645 - Employee breaks ankle when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 977645 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 06/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105504211	07/01/1988	1794	0	Rickers Excavation

Abstract: Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing a PVC connector pipe in a trench; the pipe was to connect to a previously installed concrete manhole. The 13 ft 5 in. by 15 in. PVC pipe section was lowered into the trench, which was 20 ft long by 6 ft wide and 8 ft 9 in. deep. When Employee #1 went down to connect the pipe to the manway, the side walls caved in, covering him to the top of his head. He was removed from the trench by fellow employees and then transported to a local hospital where he was admitted with only a broken ankle. No shoring or any other protective means had been in use to prevent a cave-in.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105504211			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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