Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14240956 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14240956 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/30/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
895086	12/04/1984	1711	0	Baker Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a 6 in. sewer drainline in a 10 ft deep by 50 ft long by approximately 2 ft wide trench that had nearly vertical walls. One wall of the trench caved in, covering Employee #1 with approximately 6 ft of clay dirt. It took the rescue team nearly two hours to reach and remove him. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead as a result of suffocation.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	895086			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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