Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170093033 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170093033 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 04/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109107748	04/15/1997	1794	0	Bowles Construction Company

Abstract: A crew was installing fiber optic cable for Southwestern Bell Telephone. Employee #1 was bent over in a trench, laying 4 in. PVC pipe, when the trench caved in. He was dug out by coworkers and transported to a hospital, where he died.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109107748			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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