Accident Report Detail

Accident: 123449.015 - Two Employees Are Killed While Working In Trench

**Accident: 123449.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 07/23/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1428882.015	07/23/2019		Ola, Inc.

At 3:00 p.m. on July 23, 2019, Employee #1 and Employee # 2 were working in a tr ench to expose a drainage pipe for removal. The sidewall of the trench collapsed , burying the employees under approximately 2 feet of soil. Employee #1 and Empl oyee #2 were both killed due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: asphyxiated, buried, collapse, drain pipe, pipe, trench

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1428882.015	28	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:
2	1428882.015	46	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:

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