Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14453856 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14453856 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 05/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2653251	05/10/1985	1611	0	Van Buskirk Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was relaying a section of 30-in.-diameter concrete reinforced pipe into a trench that was more than 9 ft deep. After cleaning the spigot and an existing pipe, he started to walk out of the trench. A backhoe operator noticed the south wall beginning to move and yelled to Employee #1 to get out of the trench. Employee #1 started to run, but was buried against the north wall. He died of suffocation due to internal injuries. The trench was dug in fill dirt and the banks were not shored.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2653251			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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