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Accident Summary Nr: 166893.015 - Employee is killed when buried in trench collapse
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750780.015 | 05/21/2024 | 237310 | Town Of Perry Municipal Building |
Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on May 20, 2024, two employees were replacing a 24-inch culvert at a construction site using a Case CARREF/439139, 580SC TC CP 4WD excavator. The operator used the excavator to dig a trench between 7 to 10 feet. After completing the excavation, some material remained in the trench that needed to be removed before laying the pipe. The employees entered the trench to remove the remaining dirt with hand shovels, when the trench collapsed, burying the employee and the foreman's lower extremities. The employee was fatally injured by the collapse of the soil, which consisted of sand, gravel, and clay.
Keywords:
Buried, Collapse, Excavator, Pipe, Shovel, Trench
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway, road, street | Maintenance or repair | 7 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1750780.015 | 55 | M | Fatality | Highway Maintenance Worker | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: |