Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200151058 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200151058 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 12/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307632992	12/06/2005	1794	238910	Mineola Home Improvement Service

Abstract: On December 6, 2005, Employee #1 was installing plywood shoring in a 6-ft deep excavation that had been dug along the foundation of a house. He was killed when the sidewall of the trench collapsed, and he was crushed between the shoring and the foundation.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, TRENCH JACKS

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307632992			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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