Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125213.015 - Employee is killed in trench collapse while installing pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 125213.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443001.015	11/05/2019		238110	Pave Your Way Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on November 5, 2019, an employee was working in a nine foot deep trench installing pipe. While working, the trench walls collapsed onto the employee and he was buried under the soil. The employee was killed by the combined injuries due to blunt force trauma to the head and torso and asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Buried, Collapse, Head, Installing, Pipe, Torso, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443001.015	45	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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