Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14522452 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14522452 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/09/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100069715	08/13/1985	1623	0	Gemini Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an approximately 11 ft deep by 2 ft wide by 12 ft long trench helping the operator to maintain elevation and getting ready to clean out around a T-juncture. Employee #1 was stooped over the T-intersection when the upper one-third section of the corner sloughed off from the main trench. The collapsed brown and blue clay soil reached about 6 to 10 ft south and 3 ft back (west), burying Employee #1. Coworkers were unable to dig him out before he died.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100069715			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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