Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 976324 - Employee killed during trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 976324 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 02/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103993408	02/24/1988	1623	0	Matrix Construction Inc

Abstract: At about 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 1988, Employee #1, a construction worker, was laying pipe at the bottom of a trench that was 15 feet deep, 133 feet long, and 44 to 48 inches wide when a wall caved in. The trench did not have shoring, a trench box, or sloping. Employee #1 was buried up to his neck. He sustained numerous lacerations, punctures, and contusions to the front part of his face, arms, and body. He had one abrasion to the back side of the body. Employee #1 died of multiple blunt force injuries.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, TRENCH, LACERATION, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, CONTUSION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103993408			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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