Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157920.015 - Employee in unprotected trench is killed when wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 157920.015 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 07/10/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1682055.015	07/10/2023		236220	Design One Building Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:10 p.m. on July 10, 2023, an employee was shoveling gravel in the bottom of an approximately 10 foot unprotected trench. The north side wall collapsed, covering the employee entirely. The employee was crushed to death.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Trench, Trench Digger, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1682055.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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