Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 975938 - Employee killed when unshored wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 975938 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 10/11/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107973026	10/12/1988	1794	0	Troyer Construction Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning loose dirt from the bottom of a 30 to 32 in. deep excavation when a 14 ft long by 6 ft high by and 8 in. wide retaining wall fell on him, killing him. The excavation was 2 ft wide and was at the base of the retaining wall. The wall was unshored.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WALL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107973026			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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