Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14545149 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14545149 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18390278	11/20/1989	1629	0	Burgin Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on November 17, 1989, Employee #1 was shoveling loose material in an excavation ranging from 9 ft to 20 ft deep and 43 ft long by 39 feet wide. The walls were almost vertical. The south wall caved in and the employee was partially covered with dirt and rocks. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18390278			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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