Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14212633 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRENCH CAVES IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14212633 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/13/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103252847	06/16/1987	1629	0	Forcum-Lannom Associates, Inc.

Abstract: On June 13, 1987, Employee #1 was standing on top of a pipe that had an internal diameter of 42 ft. The pipe was located in a 12-ft deep trench. There was no shoring or sloping. A chunk of the hard and compact trench wall material fell on Employee #1 when he was removing a wire rope sling from the pipe. Employee #1 suffered a fractured neck and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, NECK, PIPE, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103252847			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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