Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157185.015 - Employee is killed when struck by object in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 157185.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 06/13/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1676832.015	06/13/2023		238210	Hjd Capital Electric

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2023, the trench crew of six employees was to finish the second trench, part of an electrical substation for Microsoft. Employee #1 went inside the trench, and two restraining chains were hooked and loped into the system. On the third one, Employee #1 placed one foot on the brace of the bottom shoring for a moment, to get a better grip on the chains, and this step, it caused the bottom shoring to shift. Employee #1 fell, causing the shoring system to collapse. During this time, a coworker was holding on to one of the 1-inch road plates by hand from the top of the trench, and eventually let it go. As he let it go, the plate fell into the trench, striking Employee #1 and pinning him down. 911 was called immediately. Two coworkers went inside the trench to attempt to rescue Employee #1, but the weight of the template was too large for them to pull him out. The coworkers got out of the trench as soon as they realized they could not help and waited for help to arrive. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Abrasion, Back, Brace, Chain, Collapse, Competent Person, Fracture, Pinned, Shoring, Shoulder, Steel Plate, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1676832.015	51	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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