Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100930.015 - Employee drowns when pipe breaks and excavation floods

Accident Summary Nr: 100930.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278733.015	11/21/2017		237110	Ric-Man Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on November 21, 2017, an employee was hand digging in an excavation. A valve on a 12 inch water main separated from the pipe resulting in the excavation rapidly filling with water. The employee drowned.

Keywords: Drowning, Excavation, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1278733.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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