Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 602631 - Employee killed when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 602631 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109464842	02/10/1992	1623	0	First Choice Plumbing
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109464859	02/07/1992	1521	0	Strain Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 jumped into a trench to install a board over a sewer line that he hand located in the trench. The trench was 23 ft in length by 4 ft wide by about 9 ft deep. The soil was sandy-class and had been previously disturbed. A Case 480 E backhoe was used to excavate the trench, which was on a slope. The spoils were stored on the edge of the trench on the uphill side. The trench walls were vertical and no protection against moving ground was provided. The uphill side of the trench caved-in and completely covered Employee #1. He died.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109464842			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	109464859					Occupation Not Listed

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