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Accident Summary Nr: 101547.015 - Employee is crushed by a retaining wall and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 101547.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/15/2017
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1283555.01512/15/2017238110K-9 Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:51 p.m. on December 15, 2017, an employee was working with three coworkers cutting in a key way and preparing to install forms for retaining wall footings when a section of the wall and the soil behind it collapsed into the trench. The employee was crushed and covered by a concrete retaining wall and soil up to his chest, killing him. Coworkers #1 and #3 escaped from the trench without injuries.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Concrete, Crushed, Retaining Wall, Trench
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Alteration or rehabilitation   X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1283555.015 42 M Fatality Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Forming
Fatality Cause:

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