Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471122 - TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14471122 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/09/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103074431	05/09/1991	1623	0	Liberty Underground Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103074449	05/09/1991	1521	0	Brookridge Development Incorporated

Abstract: ON OR ABOUT MAY 9, 1991, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN THE BOTTOM OF A TRENCH APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DEEP, 10 TO 12 FEET WIDE AT THE TOP AND 25 TO 30 FEET LONG INSTALLING 20 FOOT SECTIONS OF 8 INCH PVC PIPE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY MOVING GROUND WHEN THE WEST BANK WALL OF THE TRENCH COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE #1 EXPIRED AS THE RESULT OF CRUSHING INJURIES. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE NEARLY VERTICAL AND WERE NOT SHORED SHEETED, SUPPORTED OR ADEQUATELY SLOPED AND A TRENCH BOX WAS NOT USED.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, SHORING, CAVE-IN, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SLOPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103074431			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	103074449					Occupation Not Listed

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