Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 605543 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 605543 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/08/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101281483	05/08/1987	1629	0	Newton Construction Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101281467	05/08/1987	1541	0	Smith & Green Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101281475	05/08/1987	1711	0	South Whitfield Plumbing & Heating Company

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on May 8, 1987, Employee #1 was bolting a flange on a 6 in. water pipe in a 13 ft deep by 3-106 feet wide unsupported trench with vertical walls. The wall collapsed onto Employee #1, covering him with an estimated 3 to 7 tons of dirt and killing him. Rescue personnel took the more than 45 minutes to remove him.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101281483			Occupation Not Listed
2	101281467			Occupation Not Listed
3	101281475	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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