Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14565774 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 14565774 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/29/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2559052	07/31/1986	1623	0	Apache Pipelines, Inc.

Abstract: APPROXIMATELY 10:20 AM ON JULY 29, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER WITH APACHE PIPELINES, INC., WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A 4 X 8 FOOT SHEET OF PLYWOOD FROM A 10 FOOT DEEP, 24 INCH WIDE TRENCH. HE WAS BURIED WHEN THE SOUTH WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE NORTH WALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2559052			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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