Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120276969 - Employee dies in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 120276969 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120276969	01/11/2000	1794	0	Jsa Engineering Inc

Abstract: On January 11, 2000, Employee #1 was working in an excavation that was approximately 8 ft in depth that was not adequately slopped or shored to protect from a cave-in. He was doing hand shovel work preparing the site for removal of an old water line and replacement with a new one. Employee #1 had been working in the excavation for approximately 10 to 15 minutes when it caved-in. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, CRUSHED, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120276969			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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