Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570105 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14570105 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 02/25/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101121077	03/04/1986	1623	0	Lane Paving Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were laying a section of 8 in. PVC sewer pipe in a 40 ft long by 4 ft wide by 7 ft 10 in. deep trench. The south bank of the trench caved in as the employees were connecting the pipe. Employee #1 was completely buried and killed. The coworker was buried to his waist, but was eventually pulled out unharmed. The vertical walls of the trench were not shored, sheeted, or otherwise supported.

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	101121077			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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