Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148835.015 - One employee is killed, one is injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 148835.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/13/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1614871.015	08/15/2022		237110	Goldstar Excavation And Sewer

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 13, 2022, employee #1 was crouched down near the bottom of a trench while employee #2 was digging into the east wall of the trench. Employee #2 was using a drill with a spade shovel attachment to look for a utility line when a slab of asphalt that was lodged in the east wall was disturbed and came loose. The east wall of the trench caved in on the two employees. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the slab of asphalt, fatally injuring him. Employee #2 was struck in the shoulder causing him to go to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: Asphalt, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Head, Shoulder, Struck By, Trench, Trench Box, Trench Digger, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1614871.015	17	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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