Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977157 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE DROWNED IN TRENCH; WATER MAIN BROKEN

Accident Summary Nr: 977157 -- Report ID: 0454715 -- Event Date: 07/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105525422	07/17/1987	1623	0	B. H. Craig Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A PART TIME SUMMER LABORER, WAS RECONNECTING A SEWER LINE IN A 7 FOOT DEEP TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS NOT SHORED OR SLOPED. A CAVE-IN OCCURRED, TRAPPING EMPLOYEE #1 IN THE TRENCH AND RUPTURING A 6 INCH WATER MAIN LOCATED ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE SEWER LINE. THE TRENCH FILLED WITH WATER, DROWNING THE TRAPPED EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, DROWN, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105525422			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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