Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237853 - TRENCH CAVED IN, BURYING AND KILLING TWO EMPLOYEES

Accident Summary Nr: 14237853 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/15/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103247383	10/16/1986	1629	0	Spurlock, Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE WORKING IN A OPEN TRENCH, LAYING 6 INCH PIPE. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SHORED OR SLOPED. THE SIDE WALL COLLAPSED, BURYING BOTH EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE KILLED.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103247383			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	103247383			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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