Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145903.015 - Two Employees are killed by asphyxiation when trench collaps

Accident Summary Nr: 145903.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/29/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1593343.015	05/02/2022		236115	Bencker Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on April 29, 2022, two employees were placing drainage pipes in a 10-foot-deep trench as part of a pole building construction project. The trench collapsed and crushed both employees, killing them. The homeowner stopped at the job site to see the progress of the work when he noticed the excavation had collapsed and called 911. Authorities worked until 2:00 a.m. to recover the employees but both had been asphyxiated.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Building, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Pipe, Trench, Undrgrd Installation, Unprotected, Unstable Soil

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1593343.015	59	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1593343.015	68	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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