Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14482673 - Employee killed when buried during trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 14482673 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 06/07/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116239971	06/07/1994	1521	0	Charles Isinghood Excavating

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 7, 1994, Employee #1 was preparing to connect a pipe in a trench that was 10 ft deep by approximately 40 ft by 2 ft. The trench walls were vertical and were not shored. Both the north and south wall caved in and crushed Employee #1 between the walls and covered him with dirt. After approximately 4 hours, the employee's body was removed from the trench. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116239971			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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