Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118002.015 - Employee is killed when trench wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 118002.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415782.015	07/03/2019		236115	Kenneth Leon

Abstract: At 6:41 p.m. on July 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a multifamily residential structure. He was digging inside a 10-foot deep trench and looking for the sewer line. The trench was not shored or otherwise secured. The west wall of the trench collapsed, burying Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Buried, Cave-In, Collapse, Excavation, Residential Construction, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415782.015	30	M	Fatality		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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