Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494066 - EMPLOYEE BURIED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14494066 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 09/17/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101073229	09/18/1986	1623	0	Novak Construction Company

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 1:25 PM ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS GRADING THE BOTTOM OF A TRENCH WHICH WAS 27 INCHES WIDE, 9 FEET DEEP AND 70 FEET LONG. SUDDENLY, THE EAST SIDE WALL COLLAPSED, BURYING AND KILLING EMPLOYEE #1.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101073229			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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