Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118226.015 - One employee is killed, second is injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 118226.015 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 07/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1417434.015	07/23/2019		237110	Digges Development Corporation

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 23, 2019, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were installing pipe in an unsecured trench at a residential construction site. Employees #1 and #2 were in the trench when a sidewall collapsed, trapping both employees. Employee #1 was buried in the collapsed soil and killed by asphyxiation. Employee #2 was rescued and transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Excavation, Laser, Manhole, Residential Construction, Respiratory, Structural Collapse, Trench, Unsecured, Unstable Soil, Wall

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	1417434.015	16	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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