Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002103 - Trench Collapses and Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200002103 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308096254	11/15/2005	1794	238910	Ken Kauffman & Sons Excavating, Llc

Abstract: On November 14, 2005, Employee #1 was working in a 9-ft-deep trench installing sewer pipe when the trench collapsed and killed him. At the time of the incident, two coworkers were digging and filling in the trench with heavy machinery.

Keywords: LOADING, SEWER, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, TRENCH, PIPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308096254			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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