Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14187033 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14187033 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 04/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
810291	04/06/1989	1711	0	George D. Boyer & Sons, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a trench that was being dug through an asphalt road surface. He was working for an employer who been hired to lay a lateral line to a main sewer from a building that was approximately 60 ft away. He measured the depth grade at the 9 ft level, reported the grade to the hoe operator, and had turned to walk down the trench and out of the way of the hoe when suddenly the side of the trench caved in. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	810291			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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