Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 517094 - Employee killed in excavation cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 517094 -- Report ID: 0931800 -- Event Date: 05/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103410098	05/20/1988	1522	0	Odax Incorporated

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 a.m. on May 20, 1988, Employee #1 was removing soil from an approximately 40 by 30 foot excavation. An approximately 10 foot section of the west wall collapsed, burying and killing him.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103410098			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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