Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 845891 - Employee killed in cave-in of unsupported trench

Accident Summary Nr: 845891 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 07/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102468659	07/03/1993	1711	0	Reigel Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a journeyman plumber, was working on a water line inside an industrial building. He was in a narrow trench about 5 feet deep that was cut into a tile floor. The unsupported trench collapsed and trapped Employee #1. He was asphyxiated and died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PLUMBING, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102468659			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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