Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202355962 - Employee Pinned Against Sidewall of Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 202355962 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 12/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308451590	12/13/2004	1794	238910	Bay City Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On December 12, 2004, employees for Bay City Construction were working in an excavation, 108 feet in length and approximately 11 feet in depth. The trench was not shored or sloped, and was in a work zone. Part of the concrete was undermined and came loose when a large truck drove by the trench. The concrete fell onto Employee #1, pinning him against the sidewall of the trench. The concrete that fell was 19 feet long, and the other employees used a backhoe to break it up in order to rescue Employee #1. He was taken to a local hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken pelvis.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TRENCH, TRUCK, PELVIS, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE, CONCRETE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308451590			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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