Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14427140 - Employee killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 14427140 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/04/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100018209	03/04/1987	1521	0	Bradley Development Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was hooking up a 4 in. PVC sewer line in an approximately 7 ft deep by 2 ft wide by 15 ft long trench that ran east to west. As he was uncovering the sewer connection with a shovel, a portion of the north wall collapsed, burying him. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries to the left side of his skull, and was killed. The trench was neither sloped nor shored.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100018209			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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