Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 689729 - Employee killed during trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 689729 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/19/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2913499	08/19/1985	1623	0	Barbarossa And Sons Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 had examined a section of pipe casing at the bottom of a trench excavation and decided to cut off a section of the pipe. As he lay prone, the west wall collapsed, trapping him. Employee #1 suffocated and died.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2913499			Fatality	Asphyxia	Operating engineers

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