Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496145 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14496145 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/15/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
680017	10/16/1984	1623	0	Mhb Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 15, 1984, Employee #1 was installing an 8 in. sewer line in an 11 ft deep trench. One bank of the trench caved in and buried Employee #1, killing him. The section of trench that collapsed had been dug that day. However, an open manhole portion on one end of the trench had been excavated a week earlier using explosives. There had also been heavy rains in the area two days before the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	680017			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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