Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 135375.015 - Employee Is Killed By Falling Concrete Wall

**Accident: 135375.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/06/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1529179.015	05/06/2021		Michael Distasio

At 8:00 a.m. on May 6, 2021, an employee used an mini-excavator to remove soil a long a concrete wall to access the wall's footer. Once the footer was located, t he employee exited the excavator, enter the excavation and began to hand dig. A coworker was sent to retrieve a shovel when they heard a loud pop and turned aro und to see the wall collapse onto the employee, who was killed.

Keywords: collapse, crushed, excavation, excavator, falling object, masonry wall, shovel

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1529179.015	55	M	Fatality		Elevator operators	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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