Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14319743 - Employee killed when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14319743 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 10/23/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109029645	11/24/1993	1623	0	Mazzuca Enterprises, Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 23, 1993, Employee #1, a foreman, and his work crew were laying sewer line laterals. Employee #1 jumped into the unshored trench to see if it was deep enough to make the hook-up. While he was in the trench, it collapsed, burying him completely. Employee #1 was only in the trench a minute before it collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the trench site by the coroner at 12:47 p.m.

Keywords: SEWER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109029645			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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