Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001048 - Employee killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200001048 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 10/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303209621	10/09/2000	1711	0	Lyle'S Plumbing, Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an 8 to 13 feet deep trench that was only 2 to 3 ft wide at it narrowest point. He was laying a sewer line when the east wall collapsed and he was killed. It took rescuers 12 hours to recover Employee #1's body. The spoil pile had been placed directly on the top edge of the trench and the soil had been previously disturbed from placement of other utility lines underground. The trench was also improperly sloped, without any other type of protective system in place.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, 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		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303209621			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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