Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14492342 - Employee dies after trapped in a trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14492342 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 09/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109049510	09/25/1993	1711	0	John Bogush Plumbing & Heating Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working inside a trench more than 5 feet deep in class C type soil. The vertical face trench was not protected with shoring or another protective system to prevent potential cave-ins. As he connected a sewer pipe, the trench collapsed and he was trapped by the falling soil and other debris. Attempts to free him by coworkers, police, and a fire department rescue squad failed. At approximately 10:30 a.m. he was pronounced dead at the scene from a fractured skull and contusion of the brain due to blunt trauma.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SKULL, SHORING, CAVE-IN, BRAIN, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109049510			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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