Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14530422 - Employee injured when earth around trench gives way

Accident Summary Nr: 14530422 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 04/11/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2061836	04/11/1985	1623	0	Forte Brothers Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 11, 1985, Employee #1, a foreman, was at ground level directing a backhoe operator where to excavate earth from an 8 to 10 foot deep trench. The soil was a loose sand and a trench box had been installed within the last week. As the backhoe bucket took a scoop from the trench bottom, the earth outside the box flowed into the hole. The earth under Employee #1's feet gave way in a funnel effect, and he was buried up to his head.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, FLOWING MATERIAL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2061836			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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