Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170564710 - Employee killed when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170564710 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302087572	03/24/1998	1542	0	M. C. Magney Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On March 23, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were excavating a trench when the coworker got out to measure the grade from the top. Employee #1 was in the trench, holding the sight pole, when one of the walls collapsed, burying him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WALL, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302087572			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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