Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123548.015 - Two Employees Are Killed When Excavation Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 123548.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 01/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459187.015	01/28/2020		238110	Rc Structures Inc.

Abstract: At 4:40 p.m. on January 28, 2020, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a structural concrete construction company, were working at a residential job site. They were in a cesspool excavation and setting concrete cesspool rings. The excavation collapsed, and Employee #1 and Employee #2 were engulfed in sand and dirt. Both were killed by asphyxiation.

Keywords: asphyxiated, cave-in, crushed, engulfed, excavation, installing, residential construction, sewage, structural collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1459187.015	58	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1459187.015	47	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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