Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14487144 - EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 14487144 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 10/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102783321	10/03/1989	1711	0	Reid Sewer Service Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102783339	10/03/1989	1522	0	Penta Group Construction Corp.

Abstract: A sewer contractor opened a public street to connect a sewer from a residential multi-story building to the main sewer line 10 ft under the street. The foreman operating a backhoe dug a trench 3-ft-wide by 9-ft-long by 8-ft-deep before stopping to install a shoring system. Employee #1 was in the process of shaping up the trench sides when standing on a 12 ft ladder, he dropped his shovel into the trench. The wall collapsed trapping Employee #1 under the loose soil as he bent over to pickup the shovel, and was asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, SHORING, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102783321			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	102783339					Occupation Not Listed

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