Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14480743 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14480743 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100869353	10/15/1987	1711	0	Mahan Contracting

Abstract: ON OCTOBER 8, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A TRENCH, 15 FEET LONG, 4 FEET WIDE AND 6 1/2 FEET DEEP, TO PREPARE TO HOOK UP A SINGLE HOME SEWER LINE TO THE MAIN. AS HE WAS INSPECTING TO SEE IF THEY HAD REACHED THE MAIN, THE WEST WALL COLLAPSED AND TRAPPED HIM IN THE TRENCH FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF HIS INJURIES ON OCTOBER 24, 1987.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100869353			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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