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Peabody Southwest Inc.

Description

An employee died in trench collapse. We have been unable to find additional details about this incident.

Prosecutors

County Attorney Kennth Oden; Assistant Alia Moses

Incident Type

Trench Collapse

County

Travis

State

Texas

Date

July 17, 1985

Additional Materials

Folder for Peabody Southwest Inc. materials

Available case materials include

Media Clips & Gov't. Press
Other Materials

OSHA Inspection

OSHA inspection detail

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First	Last	Age	Title	Employer	Injury Type
Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Peabody Southwest	Fatality
Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Peabody Southwest	Fatality
Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Peabody Southwest	Fatality

Defendants

Name	Type	Title	Plea Information	Conviction Sentence
Peabody Southwest Inc.	Entity	Entity	Unavailable	Company was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, but the Texas Court of Appeals overturned the conviction, finding that the OSH Act preempted the state prosecution.
Penal Crimes Charged Criminally Negligent Homicide			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Peabody Southwest Inc.	Entity	Entity	Unavailable	Company was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, but the Texas Court of Appeals overturned the conviction, finding that the OSH Act preempted the state prosecution.
Penal Crimes Charged Criminally Negligent Homicide			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable
Peabody Southwest Inc.	Entity	Entity	Unavailable	Company was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, but the Texas Court of Appeals overturned the conviction, finding that the OSH Act preempted the state prosecution.
Penal Crimes Charged Criminally Negligent Homicide			Other Crimes Charged Unavailable