Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 950634 - Employee is injured when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 950634 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 06/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112380274	06/25/1991	1711	0	Terry Jewell Excavating Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112380282	06/25/1991	1521	0	Chadwick And Chadwick

Abstract: Employee #1 entered a 10 foot trench to converse with his cousin who was working in the other end of the trench. As Employee #1 reached the middle of the trench the back wall collapsed, burying him under 3 to 4 feet of soil.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112380274			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	112380282					Occupation Not Listed

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