Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132462.015 - Employee dies in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 132462.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510383.015	01/15/2021		238910	Saxe Structure Co Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on January 14, 2021, an employee worked in a trench to assist a coworker who was testing the soil. At some point, the trench collapsed behind the employee who, was buried up to the waist. The employee later died from their injuries after rescue from the trench.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Hip, Trench, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1510383.015	59	M	Fatality		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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