Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 816686 - Employee later dies of injuries from trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 816686 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 01/25/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100773423	01/26/1989	1542	0	Robert D. Scinto, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on January 25, 1989, Employee #1 was preparing to lay pipe in a trench that was 10 ft deep, 3 ft wide, and 20 ft long. The walls were vertical and not shored. Employee #1 had gone into the trench to get a grade height. As he turned to exit, a frozen piece of dirt approximately 7 ft long and 2 ft wide came loose and pinned Employee #1 against the opposite side of the trench. Employee #1 later died in the hospital.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100773423			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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