Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 138895.015 - Employee is killed in trench wall collapse
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1551677.015 | 09/07/2021 | 237110 | Castillo Excavating, Inc. |
Abstract: At 12:08 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee worked in a trench to replace an existing sewer line. At some point, the trench wall collapsed and buried the employee, who was killed by asphyxiation.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | 8 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1551677.015 | 87 | M | Fatality | Excavating and loading machine operators | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |