Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14570188 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14570188 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/21/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100075092	08/21/1986	1623	0	Barr Farm Supply
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101723138	08/21/1986	1623	0	Barr Feed

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on August 21, 1986, Employee #1 and #2 were laying pipe 20 ft from the rear of a 63-ft-long by 8-ft-8-in.-deep by 3-ft-8-in. wide trench. The east wall caved in, completely burying both men against the west wall. They sustained crushing injuries to their heads and chests, and had their spines forced into their brains. Both employees were pronounced dead at the scene by the Fairfield coroner. The walls of the trench were neither sloped nor shored.

Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100075092			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	101723138					Occupation Not Listed

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