Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174481.015 - Employee is fatally injured inside trench, wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 174481.015 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/17/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1804993.015	02/18/2025	1794	238910	76595 - Wiley Easton Construction Co Inc

Abstract: At 10:55 a.m. on February 17, 2025, Employee #1 was working in a 5.5-foot-wide by 7-foot-deep trench lubricating a water pipe for a water project. Employee #1 was tasked with preparing the water pipes so they could be connected. He kneeled down to lubricate a pipe when the right side of the trench collapsed trapping the employee. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Engulfed, Excavation, Falling Object, Head, Lubricating, Lubricating Fluid, Metal Pipe, Pipe, Soil, Trapped, Trench, Trench Box, Unstable Soil, Wall, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1804993.015	53	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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