Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14387625 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14387625 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/16/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100120013	11/17/1986	1711	0	Northwestern Industrial Piping, Inc

Abstract: THE COMPANY WAS INSTALLING A CAST IRON WATER LINE WHEN ONE OF THE TRENCH WALLS CAVED IN ON EMPLOYEE #1. THE IMPACT OF THE MOVING SOIL THREW EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST HIS HAND SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL HANDLE FRACTURED BONES IN HIS CHEST, IN TURN CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS HEART. THE TRENCH WAS 7 1/2 FEET DEEP AND 5 FEET WIDE, WITH VERTICAL WALLS. PENETROMETER AND TORVANE TESTS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE SOIL WAS SOFT AND UNSTABLE. NO SHORING WAS USED.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100120013			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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