Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145251.015 - Employee is killed when trench wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 145251.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/08/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1588660.015	04/08/2022		238910	Brown Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on April 8, 2022, an employee was installing 18 inches of PVC drain piping from a trench. A 5 ft. by 10 ft. section of trench wall collapsed on the employee. He was completely covered by soil and his body was crushed. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Crushing, Drain Pipe, Installing, Structural Collapse, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1588660.015	61	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.