Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159459.015 - Employee is killed and another is injured when trench collap

Accident Summary Nr: 159459.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/28/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1694410.015	08/29/2023		237110	Kajacs Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:52 p.m. on August 28, 2023, employees were working in a trench to get a grad rod shot to ensure the elevation and to ensure the trench was level. The location from where the shot was to be taken was at least twelve feet deep. The trench collapsed, and the soil material struck Employee #1. Emergency personnel were called and arrived to free Employee #1 by jumping down into the trench. Employee #2 jumped down into the trench to help, when the trench collapsed a second time, trapping the emergency personnel and Employee #1 and Employee #2. The soil material struck Employee #2, resulting in a fatality. Employee #1 sustained unspecified injuries and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Collapse, Struck By, Trench, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1694410.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1694410.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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