Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157146 - Employee Suffers Fractured Pelvis in Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 201157146 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300861515	03/14/2003	1623	237130	Schilling Corp

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 28, 2003, Employee #1 was installing underground utility conduits in an excavation that was 12-ft-10-in. long by 3-ft-3-in. wide and approximately 3 ft to 4 ft deep. The excavation caved in on Employee #1 and he suffered a broken pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONDUIT, PELVIS, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300861515			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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