Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14503544 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14503544 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/14/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103105821	07/16/1987	1623	0	Zarda Backhoe Serv.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, was probing for an existing sewer line in the bottom of an approximately 11 ft deep trench when the unshored walls caved in. He died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103105821			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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