Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 693341 - One employee killed and one injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 693341 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 06/12/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105763031	06/12/1989	1623	0	A.G. Dillard, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on June 12, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 were laying a length of pipe in a trench that was approximately 9 ft deep, 18 ft long, and 30 in. at the top. The walls were almost vertical and not shored. The pipe was lowered into the trench. Employees #1 and #2 were positioning the pipe when the west wall caved in, covering Employee #1 completely and covering Employee #2 to his shoulders. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation and Employee #2 suffered a contusion to his lower right leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105763031			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	105763031			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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