Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201010 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200201010 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302559984	10/18/1999	1794	0	Rutland Contracting Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were laying 8 in. diameter water sewage pipe in an approximately 7 ft wide by 11 ft 1 in. deep by 11 ft 10 in. long trench. The north wall of the excavation collapsed, burying and killing Employee #1. Both he and the coworker were outside the trench box when the cave-in occurred.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, 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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302559984			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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