Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 660365 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 660365 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/28/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102924362	07/06/1988	1623	0	Marotta Landscaping Company, Incorporated

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING AN 8 INCH PVC SEWER PIPE IN A 14 FOOT DEEP TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SLOPED OR SHORED. THE TRENCH WALLS COLLAPSED, BURYING THE EMPLOYEE. HE DIED OF SUFFOCATION. THE EMPLOYER HAD DECIDED THAT SHORING WAS NOT REQUIRED OR NECESSARY FOR THE TRENCH.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102924362			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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