Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14447726 - TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14447726 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/03/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14918957	04/04/1984	1623	0	Plymouth Plumbing Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14918940	04/04/1984	1521	0	Dan-Bar Homes

Abstract: ON APRIL 3, 1984 AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE PREPARING TO LAY 4" PVC SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH THAT WAS ABOUT 30' LONG, 4' WIDE, AND 8' DEEP. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE ALMOST VERTICIAL, WITH NO SHORING, AND THE SPOIL BANK WAS RETAINED RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THE NORTH WALL. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE TRENCH TRYING TO LOCATE THE SEWER STUB-UP FROM THE STREET, THE NORTH WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED-IN AND COVERED BOTH MEN. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF ASPHYXIA THORACIC COMPRESSION. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS RESCUED, SUFFERING FROM PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SHORING, CAVE-IN, LEG, TRENCH, SLOPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14918957	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	14918957	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported
3	14918940			Occupation Not Listed

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