Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170748461 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170748461 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116235573	08/20/1996	1521	0	Lee & Lee Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing sewer pipe in a 5 to 6 ft deep trench. Upon completing the job, he exited the trench and a bulldozer partially covered the pipe with dirt. The bulldozer operator was walking to get on a backhoe when he noticed that Employee #1 was in the trench. The trench walls caved in, burying Employee #1 from the neck down. He was killed. The trench walls were vertical, and there was no protective system in place.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116235573			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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