Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14546444 - Employee Killed In Trench Cave In
Accident: 14546444 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/19/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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101884559 | 05/22/1989 | 1623 | Hereford'S Backhoe Work, Inc. | ||||
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 19, 1989, Employee #1 was shovel grading the bottom of an unprotected 16 foot deep, 24 inch wide sewer trench. The backhoe operator foreman was excavating at the end of the trench for a manhole. The side of the trench broke away where the backhoe bucket was working. Employee #1 was covered with earth. The right side of his rib cage was crushed and he died from asphyxiation. | |||||||
Keywords:
asphyxiated, trench, cave-in, manhole, backhoe, backhoe bucket
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 101884559 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |