Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14520290 - TRENCH CAVED IN, BURYING EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14520290 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 11/29/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101021830	12/02/1986	1623	0	Payne Plumbing Incorporated

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM ON NOVEMBER 29, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A TRENCH WHICH WAS BEING PREPARED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SECTION OF SEWER PIPE. THE TRENCH WAS 15 FEET LONG, 11 FEET DEEP AND 2 FEET WIDE. THE WALLS WERE BENCHED AT THE 6 FOOT MARK, BUT NOT SHORED. ONE SIDE BEGAN TO CAVE IN, PROMPTING THE EMPLOYEE TO RUN TOWARD THE END OF THE TRENCH. THE REST OF THE ONE SIDE CAVED IN AND COMPLETELY BURIED HIM. HE WAS KILLED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101021830			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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