Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14423784 - Employee dies of head injuries during trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14423784 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 02/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18196584	02/13/1990	1542	0	Commonwealth Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 2 p.m. on February 12, 1990, Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing a rubber flexible liner in an excavation that was 12 ft wide by 20 ft long by 12 ft deep. The walls of this excavation were vertical. The employees were hammering metal stakes into the walls to hold the liner in place when the west wall caved in and covered Employee #1 with dirt. The employee suffered massive head injuries and was dead when his body was uncovered. The three other employees were not injured.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, DIRT TAMPER, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18196584			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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