Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149673.015 - Employee Is Killed By Drowning When Trench Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 149673.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1622129.015	09/14/2022		238220	Thunderbird Villa Mobile Home Park

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on September 14, 2022, an employee was performing repairs on a sewer pipe in a trench excavation. The trench was 8 feet deep as was not shored or protected against cave-in. When the trench collapsed, an adjacent 2 inch water main broke and flooded the excavation. The employee was killed by drowning.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Drown, Drowning, Excavation, Pipe, Pipeline, Repair, Sewer, Trench, Unprotected, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1622129.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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