Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 849380 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRENCH CAVES IN

Accident Summary Nr: 849380 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/11/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103333001	05/12/1989	1623	0	Davidson Sewerage & Drainage Corp.

Abstract: On or about May 11, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 were working at the bottom of a trench, approximately 8.5 feet deep and approximately 30 to 36 inches wide, installing 5-foot sections of an 8-inch.clay sewer pipe. Employees #1 and #2 were struck by moving ground when the south wall of the trench collapsed. Employee #1 died form crushing injuries. Employee #2 escaped unscathed. The causal factors of the accident were that the trench walls were nearly vertical and were not shored, supported, or adequately sloped. A trench box was not used.

Keywords: SEWER, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, PIPE, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103333001			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	103333001			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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