Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14387625 - Employee Killed In Trench Cave-In
Accident: 14387625 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/16/1986 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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100120013 | 11/17/1986 | 1711 | Northwestern Industrial Piping, Inc | ||||
THE COMPANY WAS INSTALLING A CAST IRON WATER LINE WHEN ONE OF THE TRENCH WALLS CAVED IN ON EMPLOYEE #1. THE IMPACT OF THE MOVING SOIL THREW EMPLOYEE #1 AGAINST HIS HAND SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL HANDLE FRACTURED BONES IN HIS CHEST, IN TURN CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS HEART. THE TRENCH WAS 7 1/2 FEET DEEP AND 5 FEET WIDE, WITH VERTICAL WALLS. PENETROMETER AND TORVANE TESTS DEMONSTRATED THAT THE SOIL WAS SOFT AND UNSTABLE. NO SHORING WAS USED. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, heart, fracture, construction, trench, shoring, unstable soil, sloping, cave-in
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 100120013 | Fatality | Puncture | Occupation not reported |