Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170105928 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170105928 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125374074	10/16/1995	1623	0	Site & Sewer Contractors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing 6 in. pvc sewer pipes in a trench 5 1/2 ft deep, 7 1/2 ft wide at the top, 32 in. wide at the bottom, and 15 to 20 ft long. Earth materials from one side of the trench caved in and approximately 1 to 2 ft of soil covered Employee #1. Employee #1 was asphyxiated and was pronounced dead at the scene. No shoring or other protection from cave-in was in use, although a steel trench shield was on the job site. The available trench shield should have been used, or the sides should have been sloped to a safe angle.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125374074			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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