Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166893.015 - Employee is killed when buried in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 166893.015 -- Report ID: 0152300 -- Event Date: 05/20/2024
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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair				7	X

Employee Details
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:

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