Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 977264 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 977264 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 06/01/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105514905	06/01/1987	1711	0	Art F Godfrey Construction

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A TRENCH LAYING 8 INCH PVC SEWER PIPE. THE TRENCH WAS 30 INCHES WIDE AND 12 FEET DEEP. ONE WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE OPPOSITE WALL AND COVERING HIS BODY UP TO HIS NECK WITH DIRT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

Keywords: CHEST, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105514905			Fatality	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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