Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156502.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by collapsing manhole

Accident Summary Nr: 156502.015 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 05/19/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1671601.015	05/19/2023		238910	Woods Construction Services, Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 19, 2023, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were preparing to install spacer rings for a manhole. Coworker #2 brought a front-end loader to move the spacers and then parked the front-end loader and exited. The front-end loader rolled down a slight incline, running into the manhole. The cone section of the manhole collapsed, crushing Employee #1 inside. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the head and was killed.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Crushing, Front End Loader, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Manhole, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1671601.015	22	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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