Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242358 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14242358 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 12/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300386315	12/17/1998	1623	0	Britton Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying 8 ft PVC-R35 pipe in a 6 ft deep trench when the walls caved in. He was struck by the side wall, by a piece of asphalt, and by approximately 4 ft by 2 ft of compacted gravel. Employee #1 was killed. The side walls of the trench were vertical, and no shoring or sloping had been used. In addition, no soil tests had been conducted at the site.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SLOPING, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300386315			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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