Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14527378 - Employee killed when struck by shovel in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14527378 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100374941	01/07/1986	1623	0	Parker Utility Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was setting up a laser target when the bank of a 12 to 13 foot trench caved in. He was buried under the soil and sustained a fractured skull when the shovel he was holding struck him on the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SKULL, STRUCK BY, BURIED, CAVE-IN, SHOVEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100374941			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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