Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 982330 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 982330 -- Report ID: 0257220 -- Event Date: 04/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119490415	04/13/1993	1794	0	Colon Construction Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on April 13, 1993, Employee #1 was installing a 24 in. diameter pipe line in a trench that measured 15 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 6 ft deep. The walls were not shored. The east wall caved in and Employee #1 was knocked down and partially covered with dirt. He was killed.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119490415			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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