Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14343552 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14343552 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/19/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109006304	05/26/1992	1623	0	H & D Backhoe Services

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 18, 1992, Employee #1 was lowered by a backhoe bucket into a trench approximately 10 ft deep to connect piping to a sump well. Approximately 30 seconds later, the north face of the trench caved in and covered Employee #1 with approximately 6 to 7 feet of soil. Employee #1 was pronounced dead, with suffocation identified as the cause of death at the scene by the coroner.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109006304			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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