Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14421580 - ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14421580 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 08/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100888411	08/31/1989	1711	0	Hurst Plumbing

Abstract: EMPLOYEES WERE OPERATING A BORING MACHINE UNDER THE STREET (AT ABOUT 8 FEET DEEP) WHEN THE WEST BANK OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS COVERED UP WITH DIRT AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS STRUCK BY THE MOVING DIRT. EMPLOYEE #2 MANAGED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE TRENCH AND SUMMON HELP. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT COLLAR BONE. EMPLOYEE #1, HOWEVER, DIED AS A RESULT OF THE CAVE-IN.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100888411			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	100888411			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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