Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201158573 - Employee fractures leg in trench cave in

Accident Summary Nr: 201158573 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300863917	10/22/2003	1541	236210	Gr/Jr Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 22, 2003, Employee #1 was on a construction job site operating a backhoe, digging a trench to expose pipes for inspection. A coworker was on the outer perimeter of the trench providing guidance on where to dig. Employee #1 dug to a depth of approximately 7.3 ft, but the trench was not sloped. The coworker left and Employee #1 entered the trench with a shovel to dig around the pipes. While digging with the shovel, the north wall of the trench collapsed. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg when he was wedged between the trench wall and the shovel. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN, SHOVEL, BACKHOE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300863917			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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