Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147592.015 - Employee is killed when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 147592.015 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/05/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1606077.015	07/05/2022	1794	238910	152247 - Brindle Site Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 5, 2022, two employees working at an undeveloped housing community were digging a trench to accommodate a sewer line for future homesites. While digging the trench with an excavator, Employee #1 was in the trench performing work with a shovel. The trench was 8.5 feet in depth and 36 inches wide. The soil was determined as Type C soil. There were no protective measures in place. The trench walls collapsed and according to the coworker, Employee #1 ran towards the excavator in the opposite direction of an extension ladder that had been placed for access. Employee #1 was fully covered by soil resulting in Employee #1's death.

Keywords: Caught In, Collapse, Dig, Engulfed, Excavator, Extension Ladder, Residential Construction, Sewer, Shovel, Suffocated, Trench, Trench Box, Trench Digger, Unguarded, Unstable Soil

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1606077.015	30	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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