Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 801795 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 801795 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 09/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105442842	09/17/1987	1623	0	Mccall Brothers Construction Co.

Abstract: ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1987, THREE PIPE LAYERS WERE WORKING IN A 54 FEET LONG, 6 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET DEEP TRENCH. THEY WERE LAYING 18 FOOT LENGTHS OF 18 INCH DIAMETER DUCTABLE IRON PIPE. THE WALLS OF THE TRENCH CAVED-IN, TRAPPING EMPLOYEE #1 AND CAUSING HIS DEATH. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SHORED, SLOPED OR OTHERWISE BRACED, AND THE EXCAVATED MATERIAL WAS PILED 6 FEET HIGH DIRECTLY AT THE EDGE OF THE TRENCH.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105442842			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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