Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 122794.015 - One Is Killed, One Is Injured When Concrete Trench Wall Coll

**Accident: 122794.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/17/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1453051.015	12/17/2019		Rojo Green, Inc.

At 2:59 p.m. on December 17, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a constructi on company, were working inside a 32-inch deep trench and using shovels to dig u nder a concrete foundation slab/wall at a residential structure. The concrete s lab, which measured 8 inch thick by 12 foot long by 24 foot wide, became dislodg ed from the surrounding soil and collapsed onto the two employees. Employee #1 was pinned between the concrete slab and the trench's opposite dirt wall. Emplo yee #2 was pinned face down between the concrete slab and the ground. Emergency services arrived, determined that Employee #2 had no pulse, and resuscitated hi m. Both the employees were transported to the hospital and admitted. Employee #1 was treated for multiple fractured ribs and other injuries. Employee #2 died at the hospital from crushing injuries on December 22, 2019.

Keywords: caught between, concrete slab, crushed, excavation, falling object, fracture, pinned, residential construction, rib, shovel, structural collapse, trench, wall

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1453051.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:
2	1453051.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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