Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14542948 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14542948 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2156982	08/29/1985	1711	0	Stroud Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an approximately 8 to 9 ft deep by 2 ft wide trench uncovering the sewer line to connect a house to the sewer system. The owner of the company, who was on a John Deere backhoe/loader, model 6310AD, serial #358402T, noticed the wall of the trench start to give way and yelled to his employee. Employee #1 was completely buried when the wall collapsed. He suffered multiple injuries and died shortly after being rescued. The trench was neither shored nor sloped, there was no exit ladder, and the excavated dirt was piled at the edge of the excavation.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2156982			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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