Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 686600 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 686600 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102096013	10/08/1986	1623	0	Roundy Construction Services
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102096021	10/08/1986	1623	0	Central Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: Employee #1 was connecting a sewer line in the bottom of an 11 ft deep by 5 ft wide trench that was unsloped and unshored. The south wall caved in, burying Employee #1 in about 12 cubic yards of earth and killing him.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102096013			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
2	102096021					Occupation Not Listed

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