Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100594.015 - Employee is killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 100594.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 11/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276309.015	11/07/2017		237110	All Power Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 7, 2017, an employee was assisting in the installation of an 8 inch by 14 foot piece of PVC sewer pipe into an 8 foot trench. The north wall of the trench closest to the excavator sheered into the trench engulfing the employee. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Crushing, Residential Construction, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1276309.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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