Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14510929 - Employee killed in excavation cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14510929 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1910504	03/19/1985	1629	0	Robert Reynolds And Associates

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in the sandy clay on the 13 ft high vertical face of an excavation. The sides were supported by a trench shield, but this face was not. A portion of the unsupported wall fell on Employee #1, crushing him. He died of suffocation. The soil had been weakened by recent heavy rains.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1910504			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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