Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14270037 - One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14270037 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/08/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
974600	08/08/1984	1542	0	E & F Construction Co

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were in a trench using hand shovels to uncover a water line. The backhoe operator told them to move away so that he could remove more of the material. As the employees re-entered the trench, a side wall collapsed, pinning them inside the trench. Employee #1 was fatally injured; Employee #2 sustained a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: SHOULDER, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRENCH, DISLOCATED, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	974600			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	974600			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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