Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14215321 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE IN
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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15345911 | 01/09/1986 | 9199 | 0 | Town Of Santee |
Abstract: Employee #1, and two coworkers were working in a trench installing sewer line. The employees were in a 7-ft-deep trench (dry clay soil) laying 100 ft of 8-in. sewer drain. The coworkers finished work and, while exiting the trench, they saw the trench caving in on Employee #1. There was no septic equipment being used. The dirt caved in around Employee #1. The pressure against his chest suffocated him. The trench was neither sloped nor shored, and lacked a trench box.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 15345911 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction trades, n.e.c. |