Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14546444 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14546444 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/19/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101884559	05/22/1989	1623	0	Hereford'S Backhoe Work, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 19, 1989, Employee #1 was shovel grading the bottom of an unprotected 16 foot deep, 24 inch wide sewer trench. The backhoe operator foreman was excavating at the end of the trench for a manhole. The side of the trench broke away where the backhoe bucket was working. Employee #1 was covered with earth. The right side of his rib cage was crushed and he died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, TRENCH, CAVE-IN, MANHOLE, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101884559			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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