Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 731638 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 731638 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 04/18/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2677581	04/22/1985	1623	0	Turf Maintenance & Excavating Service

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on April 19, 1985, Employee #1 was working in a 90-ft-long by 3-ft-wide by approximately 15-ft-deep open sewer trench on the west side of a driveway. He was putting down a stone base in which to lay a sewer pipe when the sides of the trench caved in and buried him. He died of asphyxia. The soil was a sand and clay mixture.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2677581			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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