Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200170421 - One employee killed, one injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200170421 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 04/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300151024	04/26/2002	1522	0	Ms General Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were working in a trench tying steel rods when the soil collapsed and they were trapped. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300151024			Fatality	Asphyxia	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	300151024			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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