Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14543607 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14543607 -- Report ID: 0317740 -- Event Date: 01/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100399054	01/08/1987	1794	0	Mast Excavating Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A TRENCH 9 FEET DEEP AND 30 FEET LONG, INSTALLING A SANITARY SEWER LATERAL HOOK UP. THE SIDE WALLS CONSISTED OF UNSTABLE SOIL. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SHORED, SLOPED, OR OTHERWISE SUPPORTED. A SECTION OF THE WEST WALL COLLAPSED ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, KILLING HIM.

Keywords: SEWER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100399054			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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