Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14222632 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14222632 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/01/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123273039	07/01/2000	1711	0	Southwest Plumbing Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:10 p.m. on July 1, 2000, Employee #1 was in an open, approximately 7 to 8 ft deep by 2 ft 10 in. wide by approximately 30 ft long trench. The excavation caved I, burying Employee #1. He died of asphyxia. The soil was gumbo wet, and the trench had no sloping, shoring, and trench box. In addition, there was soil piled at the edge of the hole, and no means of egress had been provided.

Keywords: TRENCH BOX, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123273039			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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