Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 744979 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 744979 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/17/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108422866	07/17/1989	1623	0	Guzman Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing a 6 in. line in about 8 ft of unstable soil. Two 4 in. drain lines, 15 in. long, ran from two townhouse basements into the 6 in. line, which in turn ran into a storm drain. The installation of the 4 in. lines, which were to drain water from the basements, had begun about 7:00 a.m. Between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m., the side walls caved in, trapping and killing Employee #1.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108422866			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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