Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14546485 - EMPLOYEE DIES IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14546485 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/24/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18382515	06/26/1989	1623	0	Cline Construction Co.

Abstract: On June 24, 1989, Employee #1 and four other employees were preparing the grade in an excavation to install a 36-in. diameter storm sewer. The excavation was 20 to 22 feet wide, 30 to 35 feet long, and 12-ft to 12-ft, 7-in. deep. The excavation had been previously disturbed and protection against the ground movement was not provided. Employee #1 died when the north wall of the excavation caved in.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, UNEVEN GROUND, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, PIPE, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18382515			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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