Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3051661 - True Line Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3051661

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/10/1987

Site Address:
True Line Co.
Greenville Loop Road
Wilmington, NC 28403

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 7072, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/10/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360262927

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14256457

Event: 08/06/1987

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

EMPLOYEE #1 (THE COMPANY OWNER) WAS LOCATED IN A TRENCH, PREPARING TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF 16 INCH CASING THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED. HE LAID THE LEVEL ON THE CASING AND STARTED TO STAND UP. AT THAT TIME A SECTION OF THE TRENCH WALL, 5 FEET LONG, 3 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET DEEP, COLLAPSED AND BURIED HIM UP TO HIS SHOULDERS. THE COLLAPSE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY VIBRATION FROM A NEARBY BORING MACHINE THAT WAS POSITIONING THE CASING. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY FREED EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3051661			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters

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