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Inspection: 14594394 - Redmons Backhoe Service

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

 

Inspection Nr: 14594394
Report ID: 0950411
Date Opened: 07/30/1984

Site Address:
Redmons Backhoe Service
3624 S 30 St
Phoenix, AZ 85040

Mailing Address:
7108 W Vogel, Peoria, AZ 85345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/30/1984

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360579502

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14217210
Event: 07/30/1984
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

Employees #1 and #2 were working in the bottom of a trench 12 feet deep and approximately 15 feet wide by 35 feet long. Employees #1 and #2 were using a jack hammer to cut open a storm sewer so that a parking lot drain could be hooked into the storm sewer. The unshored walls of the trench, which consisted of well rounded gravel and sand, caved in on the employees. Employee #1 was completely buried and died of asphyxia. Employee #2 was buried up to his chest but was rescued, hospitalized, and treated for a sprained ankle, cuts, body bruising.

Keywords: SEWER, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, ANKLE, COLLAPSE, JACKHAMMER, TRENCH, BURIED, SPRAIN

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 14594394 Occupation Not Listed
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