Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171126022 - Two employees injured in excavation collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 171126022 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 01/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303979397	01/03/2001	1771	0	G & S Concrete Construction Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 2, 2001, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were preparing to build a concrete foundation on a lot. A steel plate, 20-feet-1-inch by 7-feet-8-inch by 1-inch thick was holding the dirt and pipes in place. Sewer pipe was leaking behind steel plate. This caused the steel plate to collapse onto both workers. They should have used proper sloping or shoring to prevent the steel plate from collapsing. Employee #1 was hospitalized with chipped vertebrae. Employee #2 was hospitalized with a broken hip and pelvis.

Keywords: SEWER, STEEL PLATE, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, PELVIS, VERTEBRA, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303979397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	303979397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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