Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170070643 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170070643 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104479613	03/19/1991	1711	0	Razzano And Fohner, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were laying pipe in a 60 ft long trench that was 2 ft wide at the bottom and 6 ft wide at the top, and that ranged in depth from 5 to 8 ft. Employee #1 was in the deepest part of the trench when a wall caved in and he was killed. The sides of the trench were nearly vertical and there was one shelf on each side. The employees had not received training in hazard recognition and were unaware of trench safety requirements.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104479613			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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