Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148209.015 - Employee is killed when pinned by trench box

Accident Summary Nr: 148209.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 07/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1610550.015	07/27/2022		237110	Underground Utilities Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 a.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was climbing into a trench. The employee climbed onto the end of the trench box (spreader bars), and one side of the two point sling came unhooked from the trench box, causing the box to fall and pin the employee between the spreader bars and wall of the trench. The employee was killed due to a crushed chest and head.

Keywords: Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Head, Pinned, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1610550.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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