Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14431589 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14431589 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 08/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100607662	08/23/1988	1629	0	Tamburelli Construction Co.

Abstract: On Friday, August 19, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 5 1/2 ft deep trench making connections on 4 in. sewer pipeline. Employee #1 was on his knees when one wall of the trench caved in, burying him up to his armpit and neck wit under approximately 2 1/2 ft of gravel and large rocks. He sustained massive stomach trauma and a broken pelvis, resulting in internal bleeding. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, BURIED, CAVE-IN, STOMACH

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100607662			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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