Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14520845 - Employee killed when buried by collapsed trench wall

Accident Summary Nr: 14520845 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 03/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102578069	03/21/1988	1794	0	Crown Construction Company

Abstract: Following removal of shoring from a 14 foot deep sewer trench, Employee #1 apparently re-entered the trench for a missing tool. A portion of one of the trench walls fractured and fell, pinning Employee #1 against the intact wall. He was killed. The trench was dug through soil characterized as silty clay loam by the state soil survey. No sloping or benching of the trench walls had been employed.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102578069			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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