Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 734020 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 734020 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15138712	03/18/1985	1623	0	Thrift Brothers Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was in an 18 ft deep, 10 ft wide, and 30 ft long trench, guiding a backhoe away from an existing sewer line. The trench caved in, crushing him to death. The employer stated that they were in the process of sloping the trench. Employee #1 should not have been in the trench while the sloping process was being performed.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15138712			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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