Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 856013 - Employee dies after buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 856013 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103494761	07/26/1994	1629	0	Strom Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 and another worker were in a trench that ran from west to east between 2 hog barns. They were installing an 8-inch waste sewer pvc pipe when the north wall caved in, burying Employee #1. He died as a result.

Keywords: SEWER, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103494761			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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