Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237192 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14237192 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 11/12/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1610609	11/13/1984	1794	0	Jankeela Construction Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were working in a 9- to 10-ft deep trench that measured 3 to 4 ft wide at the bottom and 15 to 20 ft wide at the top. They were putting a tee on a waterline when the north bank caved in. Employee #1 was killed; his coworkers were uninjured. Approximately three months before, the same company had installed a storm sewer line about 10 ft north, parallel to the waterline.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1610609			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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