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Accident Summary Nr: 14237846 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14237846 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/26/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103246963	09/26/1986	1623	0	B & M Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE LAYING 6 INCH PVC SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 1/2 FEET DEEP, 3 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG. THE TRENCH HAD BEEN CUT INTO SOFT AND UNSTABLE SOIL ADJACENT TO AN ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACK. ONE BANK OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, COVERING AND SUFFOCATING EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103246963			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	103246963			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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