Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170108252 - Employee killed in excavation cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170108252 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 06/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113346431	06/09/1993	1799	0	Petroleum Tank Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:05 a.m. on June 9, 1993, Employee #1 was removing fallen dirt from the northeast corner of an excavation which was approximately 30 ft long by 24 ft wide by 13 ft deep. The walls were almost vertical at the 10 ft level on all sides and no shoring was provided. Two to three days of recent rain contributed to the cave-in. Employee #1 was struck by a 10 ft by 4 ft section of the east wall. He was completely buried except for the left side of his face. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113346431			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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