Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541767 - Employee injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14541767 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/11/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2167427	09/11/1985	1521	0	Marett Properties, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was instructed to clean out loose dirt and debris from the bottom of a trench formed by a concrete foundation wall and a vertical earthen wall about 2 1/2 feet away. He was shoveling the loose material onto the top of the soil bank when a large section of earth broke loose and fell onto him, burying him from his shoulders down.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2167427			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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