Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170865786 - Employee killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 170865786 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870584	12/03/1999	1794	0	W.T. Cook Construction, Inc.,

Abstract: Employee #1, of W. T. Cook Construction, Inc., and his foreman were digging a 3 ft deep trench at the foot of a 5 to 8 ft tall vertical cut on a hillside. The coworker was operating the excavator and Employee #1 was checking the grade in the trench when a section of the vertical wall collapsed and buried him. Employee #1 suffered blunt-force thoratic injuries and he died before he could be completely extricated.

Keywords: THROAT, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125870584			Fatality	Other	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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