Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14551097 - Employee hospitalized after being buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14551097 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 02/14/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18172254	02/14/1992	1711	0	Nampa Drain And Septic, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an unshored 14 ft deep trench with vertical walls. A series of three cave-ins occurred. The first two buried Employee #1 up to his neck. The third cave-in completely buried Employee #1 and a member of the local fire department. Both were extracted from the trench. The employee was hospitalized.

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	18172254			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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