Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14397269 - Employee drowns when pinned in flooded trench

Accident Summary Nr: 14397269 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101418770	09/06/1988	1623	0	Haegelin Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, and other employees of the Haegelin Construction Company were in a trench when a worker for the City of Austin turned on the water to pressure-test the line. He failed to notify the construction workers. A reducer valve broke loose from the main water line, causing the trench to flood. The force of the rushing water shoved a partly connected 500 lb metal valve against Employee #1, pinning him in the trench as it filled with water. Employee #1 drowned. He was first hired by the company on November 5, 1985, and had three years of experience at the time of the accident.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RUPTURE, VALVE, DROWN, COMMUNICATION, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101418770			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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