Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141461.015 - Employee Is Killed From Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 141461.015 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 11/07/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562460.015	11/07/2021		551112	1855 Empire Blvd., Llc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on November 7, 2021, an employee was in a trench, 11 feet 4 inches deep, looking for a lateral sewer line connection. The trench did not have cave-in protection. The trench walls caved in while the employee was using a shovel to dig into the trench wall and trapped him inside the trench. The employee was killed when the trench caved in on him, crushing his body.

Keywords: cave-in, crushed, trapped, trench, trench digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1562460.015	56	M	Fatality		Managers, properties and real estate	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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