Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2559052 - Apache Pipelines, Inc.

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

Inspection Nr: 2559052

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 07/31/1986

Site Address:
Apache Pipelines, Inc.
1750 W. University
Tempe, AZ 85282

Mailing Address:
4107 E. Madison, Phoenix, AZ 85034

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 08/29/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360613772

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14565774

Event: 07/29/1986

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

APPROXIMATELY 10:20 AM ON JULY 29, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER WITH APACHE PIPELINES, INC., WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A 4 X 8 FOOT SHEET OF PLYWOOD FROM A 10 FOOT DEEP, 24 INCH WIDE TRENCH. HE WAS BURIED WHEN THE SOUTH WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE NORTH WALL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2559052			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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