Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14235220 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14235220 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 08/07/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393933	08/07/1984	1711	0	D & R Plumbing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an approximately 16 ft deep trench that varied in width from 9 ft at the top to 3 ft at the bottom. He was cleaning a PVC pipe before making a connection when an approximately 3 ft by 6 ft section of trench wall collapsed and buried him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The trench was not shored, sloped, or braced to prevent a cave-in.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1393933			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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