Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14311906 - Employee crushed and killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14311906 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 06/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17781915	06/15/1990	1623	0	Counties, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were in an 8 ft deep by 4 ft wide trench in type C soil with water in the bottom. They were installing plywood shoring when the wall of the trench collapsed, trapping them both. Employee #1 died.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17781915			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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