Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14379788 - Employee Killed In Trench Cave-In
Accident: 14379788 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/09/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101689115 | 09/09/1986 | 2435 | Fairfield Veneer Mill Co. | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LAYING PIPE IN A 16 FOOT DEEP TRENCH WHEN A PORTION OF THE SIDEWALL COLLAPSED, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST AND KILLING HIM. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE BENCHED BUT NOT SHORED. NO TRENCH BOX WAS IN USE. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, trench box, collapse, work rules, trench, shoring, struck by, cave-in
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101689115 | Fatality | Dislocation | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices |