Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122162.015 - Employee Is Killed In Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 122162.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 12/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448548.015	12/03/2019		236210	Kocurek Land Improvement, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 3, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in excavation work for a new multifamily residential building. He was in a trench when it caved in. Employee #1 was engulfed by the collapsing soil. He sustained fractured ribs and other injuries and was killed.

Keywords: cave-in, collapse, construction, engulfed, excavation, fracture, rib, structural collapse, trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1448548.015	36	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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