Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496426 - Employee dies in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14496426 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/04/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106580764	06/06/1990	1711	0	Olen Carson Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a 37-year-old construction worker, was working in a 6 to 7 foot trench while a backhoe operator was digging at one end of it. The trench was approximately 32 inches wide and was not shored or sloped. An approximately 5 ft wide section of the west bank caved in and trapped the employee under dirt. Employee #1 suffered cardiac arrest and asphyxiation and died. The soil in the area had been recently trucked in and compacted.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CARDIAC ARREST, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106580764			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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