Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770105 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200770105 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300543394	07/25/1997	1623	0	J. Cougler, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside a 6 ft trench box that was located at the top of an 11 ft to 13 ft deep trench. A supporting side wall collapsed, and the trench box fell. Pavement from the street then fell on top of it. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300543394			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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