Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 950766 - Employee dies after trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 950766 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/21/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123681546	04/21/1994	1771	0	Castle Concrete Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 1:29 p.m. on April 21, 1994, Employee #1 and four other employees were digging a foundation wall trench that was 16 inches wide, 8 feet deep, and 30 feet long. The walls were near vertical and unshored. The spoils pile was located at the back edge. It was the intent of the backhoe operator not to let the employees in the trench any deeper than 3 feet. When the backhoe operator observed that the employees were in the deeper section, he told them to get out. Employee #1 hesitated, the wall started to collapse, and he ran in the direction of the falling debris. He became engulfed when the remaining portion of the wall collapsed. Employee #1 died of his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123681546			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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