Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14304224 - EMPLOYEES BURIED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14304224 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 08/16/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18698266	08/19/1986	1623	0	Rexach Construction, Co., Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON AUGUST 16, 1986, THREE EMPLOYEES WERE LEAVING A 22 FEET LONG, 4 FEET WIDE AND 11 FEET DEEP TRENCH. THEY HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING A PVC SEWER LINE. AS THE FIRST EMPLOYEE LEFT THE TRENCH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN CAVE-IN WHICH COMPLETELY BURIED EMPLOYEE #1 AND PARTIALLY BURIED EMPLOYEE #2. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18698266			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
2	18698266			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.