Accident Report Detail

Accident: 124378.015 - Employee Is Killed In Trench Collapse

**Accident: 124378.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/27/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1466136.015	02/27/2020		Atlas Paving Contractors Inc.

At 9:45 a.m. on February 27, 2020, an employee entered a trench to help verify a pipe run for a new section installation. At some point, the trench wall collaps ed and crushed the employee. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma t o the head.

Keywords: blunt force trauma, collapse, crushed, excavation, head, installing, pipe, trench

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1466136.015	34	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause:

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