Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152061.015 - Three employees are buried in trench collapse, one is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 152061.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/12/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1638745.015	12/13/2022		238210	Southern Diversified Technologies Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 12, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were sitting inside a six-foot deep trench working on damaged fiber optic cable. The crew began working in the trench around 10:30 a.m. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were sitting inside the trench with their legs crossed, locating damaged fiber optic lines. Employee #3 was in the trench handing tools back and forth to Employee #4 outside the trench. The employees had been working in the trench for approximately three hours when the trench caved in the first time at approximately 1:00 p.m. A second cave-in occurred approximately five minutes later. Employee #1 was killed due to asphyxiation and crushed ribs. Employee #2 was hospitalized for his injuries. Employee #3 escaped with minor injuries that did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Collapse, Crushed, Crushing, Engulfed, Optical Fiber Cable, Trench, Trench Box

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1638745.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1638745.015	31	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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