Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14557391 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14557391 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 06/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14964498	06/11/1985	1623	0	Garcias Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside a 2 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft deep, vertical-walled trench that ran for 25 ft along the edge of a residential dirt road. A coworker was operating a backhoe at the end of the trench. A previously installed water line lay parallel to, and within 6 ft of, the trench. The entire side of the trench adjacent to the backfilled water line caved in, burying Employee #1 up to his head. He suffered multiple injuries and was killed.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14964498			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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